Mozilla Firefox up to 140.16/153.3/156 WebAssembly comparing

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.70 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.16/153.3/156. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebAssembly. Performing a manipulation results in comparing. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-100792. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.16/153.3/156. This affects an unknown code of the component WebAssembly. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-482. The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-100792 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. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 140.17, 153.4 or 157 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 140.0
- 140.1
- 140.2
- 140.3
- 140.4
- 140.5
- 140.6
- 140.7
- 140.8
- 140.9
- 140.10
- 140.11
- 140.12
- 140.13
- 140.14
- 140.15
- 140.16
- 153.0
- 153.1
- 153.2
- 153.3
- 156
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: ComparingCWE: CWE-482
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 140.17/153.4/157
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-2026-100792 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411345
Entry
Created: 09/29/2026 15:21Changes: 09/29/2026 15:21 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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