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CVE-2026-109704

CVE-2026-109704 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.8 HIGH

Privilege escalation in the Application Update component

Reported by mozilla · Published October 13, 2026

Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
firefox-debuginfoerrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.aarch64
thunderbird-debugsourceerrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64
thunderbirderrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.src, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64
firefoxAmazon Linux153.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
thunderbird-debuginfoerrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64
firefoxerrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.src, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.src, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.src, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.aarch64
firefox-debugsourceerrata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10.aarch64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2.aarch64
firefox-x11errata.rockylinux.org0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.x86_64, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.s390x, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le, 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8.aarch64
firefox-esr-140Chainguard140.17.0-r2
thunderbirdAmazon Linux153.5.1-1.amzn2.0.1

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox153.5, 158
MozillaThunderbird153.5, 158
amazon:2023firefox0
MozillaFirefox153.5, 158
chainguardfirefox-esr-1400
amazon:2thunderbird0
MozillaThunderbird153.5, 158

Timeline

  • Oct 13, 2026 CVE Published
  • Oct 14, 2026 EPSS Score (9 in total, the first dated here)
  • Oct 14, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Nov 4, 2026 Distribution Patch (4 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 4, 2026 Security Advisory

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