CVE-2026-12296 | BDVDB-2026-340700 Detail

MozillaFirefox

Description#

Sandbox escape in the Security: Process Sandboxing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
CWE-403 Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')

References#

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Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-06-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-07-15Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-06-16
Last modified: 2026-07-15

Vendor information

Vendor: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

All Mozilla vulnerabilities

Score

9.6 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 33.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
140.12
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
152

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.6 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).