CVE-2026-8969: Mitigation Bypass in DOM Security Component of Firefox
CVE-2026-8969 Published on May 19, 2026
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8969 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 have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This weakness covers three distinct situations. A "missing" protection mechanism occurs when the application does not define any mechanism against a certain class of attack. An "insufficient" protection mechanism might provide some defenses - for example, against the most common attacks - but it does not protect against everything that is intended. Finally, an "ignored" mechanism occurs when a mechanism is available and in active use within the product, but the developer has not applied it in some code path.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8969
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Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox:- Version 151, <= * is unaffected.
- Version 151, <= * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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