Mozilla Firefox Mitigation Bypass Vulnerability in File Handling Component

Vulnerability

A mitigation bypass vulnerability has been identified in the File Handling component of Mozilla Firefox. This issue allows certain security measures to be circumvented, potentially leading to unintended behavior or exploitation. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions prior to 150 and Firefox ESR versions prior to 140.10.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to bypassing security mitigations, potentially allowing for other vulnerabilities to be exploited or for malicious actions to be performed that would normally be prevented by these mitigations.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Firefox 150 or Firefox ESR 140.10 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Apr 21, 2026, 2:58 PM
Updated: Apr 21, 2026, 2:58 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.2
remediation
7.7
relevance
6.5
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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