Privilege Escalation in Netmonitor of Firefox <149/ESR 140.9
CVE-2026-4717 Published on March 24, 2026
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-4717 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.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-4717
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Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox:- Version unspecified and below 149 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 140.9 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 149 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 140.9 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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