Mozilla Firefox up to 156 WebGPU privileges management

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.56+ |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 156. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebGPU. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-100764. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 156. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component WebGPU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: WebGPU component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-100764 since 09/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 157 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
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 157
Timeline
09/26/2026 CVE reserved09/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/29/2026 VulDB entry created
09/29/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-100764 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411333
Entry
Created: 09/29/2026 15:09Changes: 09/29/2026 15:09 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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