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

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7.0$5k-$25k0.74+

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 09/29/2026).

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

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-100759 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411329

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2026 15:07
Changes: 09/29/2026 15:07 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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