CVE-2026-4721

Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149

Published Mar 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4510-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4511-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6178-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6179-1 thunderbird security update
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5930 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5931 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5932 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6342 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6917 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7837 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7838 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7839 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7840 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7841 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7842 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7843 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7845 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7858 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8284 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8285 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8286 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8287 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8288 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8289 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8290 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8315 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8427 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8850 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4721 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2013762%2C2015291%2C2016591%2C2016661%2C2016664%2C2017303%2C2017894%2C2018090%2C2018196%2C2018379%2C2019112%2C2022090%2C2022243%2C2022351%2C2022478%2C2022676 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450711 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4721 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4721.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4721 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-21/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/#CVE-2026-4721 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/#CVE-2026-4721 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla thunderbird
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, and Firefox ESR < 140.9. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, and Firefox ESR < 140.9.
Title Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 12:49 AM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2026, 11:22 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:22 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 24, 2026, 12:30 PM