Firefox Popup Blocker Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2026-8964)
CVE-2026-8964 Published on May 19, 2026

Spoofing issue in the Popup Blocker component
Spoofing issue in the Popup Blocker component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-8964 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

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

Weakness Type

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-8964

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Affected Versions

Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla Thunderbird:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
9.95%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.