Privilege Escalation in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR

CVE-2026-92073

What is CVE-2026-92073?

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Enterprise Policies component of Mozilla Firefox. This flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control over sensitive operations within the browser. The issue has been addressed in Mozilla Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR version 153.3, underscoring the importance of maintaining up-to-date software to safeguard against such vulnerabilities.

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