Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158 JIT memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.64+ |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component JIT. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-117969. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.5/158. This affects an unknown code block of the component JIT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Invalid pointer in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-117969 since 10/27/2026. 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 10/27/2026).
Upgrading to version 153.6 or 159 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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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: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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 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-2026-117969 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-117969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-427341
Entry
Created: 10/27/2026 15:59Changes: 10/27/2026 15:59 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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