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CVE-2026-16351

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Description

Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 13:17:03.577000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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