mozilla firefox CVE-2026-0879 vulnerability in Mozilla Products
Published on January 13, 2026

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Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 147, Firefox ESR < 115.32, Firefox ESR < 140.7, Thunderbird < 147, and Thunderbird < 140.7.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-0879 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software 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.

CVE-2026-0879 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla Firefox ESR: Mozilla Firefox ESR: Mozilla Thunderbird: Mozilla Thunderbird:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.07%
Percentile
20.12%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.