Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1. Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

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ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Weaknesses CWE-416
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Title Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:55:07.650Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T11:57:57.441Z

Link: CVE-2026-74949

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:34:56.228Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T13:17:31.683

Modified: 2026-08-18T19:17:08.643

Link: CVE-2026-74949

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T12:23:30Z

Links: CVE-2026-74949 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T22:30:04Z