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CVE-2026-74971 (GCVE-0-2026-74971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 12:23 – Updated: 2026-08-18 19:22
VLAI
Title
Information disclosure in the DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling component
Summary
Information disclosure in the DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 19:22 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 140.14 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 153.1 , ≤ 153.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 154 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 140.14 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 153.1 , ≤ 153.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 154 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
avlidienbrunn
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