mozilla firefox CVE-2026-117890 vulnerability in Mozilla Products
Published on October 27, 2026

JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component

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JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-117890 is exploitable 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 low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

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

Weakness Type

What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVE-2026-117890 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-117890

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Affected Versions

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