Use-after-free in Firefox IndexedDB before v148
CVE-2026-2769 Published on February 24, 2026

Use-after-free in the Storage: IndexedDB component
Use-after-free in the Storage: IndexedDB component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 115.33, and Firefox ESR < 140.8.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-2769 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 very high.

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

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-2026-2769 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-2769

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Mozilla Firefox
 
Mozilla FireFox Extended Support Release (ESR)
 

Affected Versions

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