Mozilla Firefox up to 153.3/156 Quota Manager risky encryption

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3.6$0-$5k0.71

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.3/156 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Quota Manager. The manipulation leads to risky encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-100798. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.3/156. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Quota Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cryptography misuse in Storage: Quota Manager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4 and Firefox 157.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-100798 since 09/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/29/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 153.4 or 157 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 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-2026-100798 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411365

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2026 15:31
Changes: 09/29/2026 15:31 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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