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CVE-2026-8401

VendormozillaProductfirefoxDiscoveredMay 12, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, and Thunderbird 140.11.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.31%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▼ 0.28pp
0.60% → 0.31% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 12, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026