Mozilla Firefox up to 115.41/140.16/153.3/156 Quota Manager uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 115.41/140.16/153.3/156. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Quota Manager. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-100759. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 115.41/140.16/153.3/156. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Quota Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uninitialized memory in the Storage: Quota Manager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Firefox 157, Firefox ESR 115.42, and Firefox ESR 140.17.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-100759 since 09/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/01/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 351123 (Mozilla Firefox ESR < 115.42), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 115.42, 140.17, 153.4 or 157 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (351123) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-3654). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 351123
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR < 115.42

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Firefox 115.42/140.17/153.4/157

Timelineinfo

09/26/2026 CVE reserved
09/29/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/01/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CNA: mozilla
CVE: CVE-2026-100759 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411329
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-3654 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2026 15:07
Updated: 10/01/2026 12:02
Changes: 09/29/2026 15:07 (57), 09/30/2026 05:25 (2), 10/01/2026 12:02 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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