CVE-2026-84117
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android
8.8 High
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
0.35%Up 0.1 points since Sep 2, 2026
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
CVE-2026-84117- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69069
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69069- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4x5-f27p-w46x
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
GHSA-j4x5-f27p-w46x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
CVE-2026-84117- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
CVE-2026-84117- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-84117
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84117- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11677-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-155.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-155.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11677-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mozjs52Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.3.1-0ubuntu352.3.1-7fakesync152.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.152.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs38Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu138.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu338.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
None known |
mozjs68Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 68.5.0-1~fakesync68.5.0-2~fakesync68.6.0-168.6.0-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs52Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.9.1-1build152.9.1-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
mozjs102Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 102.11.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.13.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs78Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 78.13.0-178.15.0-278.15.0-4ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs91Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 91.5.1-0ubuntu191.6.0-191.6.0-291.7.0-291.10.0-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
thunderbirdUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu11:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu11:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu11:91.3.2+build1-0ubuntu11:91.4.0+build1.1-0ubuntu1 Show 34 moreShow less1:91.4.0+build2-0ubuntu11:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu11:91.5.1+build1-0ubuntu11:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu11:91.7.0+build1-0ubuntu11:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu11:91.8.0+build2-0ubuntu11:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:102.15.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.21:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.12.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.13.0+build5-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:115.18.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:128.12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:140.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs102Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 102.15.1-1102.15.1-3ubuntu2 |
None known |
mozjs115Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 115.3.0-0ubuntu1115.4.0-2115.5.0-1115.6.0-1115.7.0-4 Show 4 moreShow less115.8.0-1115.9.0-1115.9.0-1build1115.10.0-1 |
None known |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 29 CVEs |
before 155.0-1.1 | 155.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-84117 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2053320
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-82
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84117
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4x5-f27p-w46x
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84117
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84117
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84117