Mitigation Bypass in Firefox Enterprise Policies by Mozilla
CVE-2026-16390

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla

Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-16390?

This vulnerability involves a bypass in the Enterprise Policies component of Firefox, enabling unauthorized access or manipulation of policies meant to control the browser's behavior. Proper safeguards were not adequately enforced, which could lead to potential exploitation. This issue has been addressed in Firefox version 153 and Firefox ESR version 140.13, highlighting the importance of keeping software up to date to protect against security threats.

Affected Version(s)

Firefox 140.13

Firefox 153

Thunderbird 140.13

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Souma Ohsawa
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