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GHSA-H9VH-VXG7-XMHH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.

Severity ?

9.6 (Critical)


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

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  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:37Z",
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CVE-2022-26486 (GCVE-0-2022-26486)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15

Summary

Severity ?

9.6 (Critical)


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

CWE

Use-after-free in WebGPU IPC Framework

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758070

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected: unspecified , < 97.0.2 (custom)

Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 91.6.1 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox for Android	Affected: unspecified , < 97.3.0 (custom)
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 91.6.2 (custom)
Mozilla	Focus	Affected: unspecified , < 97.3.0 (custom)

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-H9VH-VXG7-XMHH

CVE-2022-26486 (GCVE-0-2022-26486)

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