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CVE-2026-16379

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Description

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 13:17:13.067000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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