Firefox ESR 153.0 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (fixed in 153.1)
CVE-2026-74988 Published on August 18, 2026
Internally found bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 153.1 and Thunderbird 154
Internally found bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 153.0 and Thunderbird 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-74988 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 critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
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-2026-74988 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-74988
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Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox:- Version 153.1, <= 153.* is unaffected.
- Version 154, <= * is unaffected.
- Version 153.1, <= 153.* is unaffected.
- Version 154, <= * is unaffected.