Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158 XML integer overflow

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.32+ |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158. This affects an unknown part of the component XML. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-117945. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component XML. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Incorrect boundary conditions in the XML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6.
It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-117945 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2026).
Upgrading to version 153.6 or 159 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: Integer overflowCWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 153.6/159
Timeline
10/27/2026 Advisory disclosed10/27/2026 CVE reserved
10/27/2026 VulDB entry created
10/27/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-117945 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-117945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-427319
Entry
Created: 10/27/2026 15:54Changes: 10/27/2026 15:54 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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