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CVE-2026-8971

MEDIUM 6.5

Published 2026-05-19 · Last modified 2026-05-19

Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: JAR component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 11th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

6.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityLow
  • IntegrityLow
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Affected

Vendors Mozilla

Products Firefox Thunderbird

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-346

CVSS vector

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

References

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS