CVE-2026-92055

Privilege escalation in the DevTools component

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla thunderbird
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156. Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the DevTools component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3.
Title Privilege escalation in the DevTools component
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 2:24 PM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2026, 12:34 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 5, 2026, 6:41 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2026, 12:34 PM