Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0 Cookies isolation

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $5k-$25k | 1.20- |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Cookies. The manipulation results in isolation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-74962. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Cookies. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a isolation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-653. The product does not properly compartmentalize or isolate functionality, processes, or resources that require different privilege levels, rights, or permissions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Site isolation issue in the Networking: Cookies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-74962 since 08/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2026).
Upgrading to version 140.14, 153.1 or 154 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: IsolationCWE: CWE-653
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 140.14/153.1/154
Timeline
08/17/2026 CVE reserved08/18/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/18/2026 VulDB entry created
08/18/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-74962 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391614
Entry
Created: 08/18/2026 15:17Changes: 08/18/2026 15:17 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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