CVE-2026-16396

firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in WebExtensions

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 21, 2026

Updated · August 13, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Firefox and Thunderbird. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: Privilege escalation in WebExtensions

Statement

Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment