mozilla firefox CVE-2026-117903 vulnerability in Mozilla Products
Published on October 27, 2026

Use-after-free in the Audio/Video component

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Use-after-free in the Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-117903 can be exploited with network access, requires 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:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-117903 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-117903

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Affected Versions

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