CVE-2026-8945

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android

7.5 High

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.3 points since May 20, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Record: CVE-2026-8945
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-693, CWE-653
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-30897 7.5

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Record: EUVD-2026-30897
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvw5-v42q-rpwc 7.5

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox...

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Record: GHSA-jvw5-v42q-rpwc
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-653, CWE-693
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Record: CVE-2026-8945
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-693, CWE-653
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-8945 7.5

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8945
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10863-1 No score

MozillaFirefox-151.0.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-151.0.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:10863-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1 No score

firefox-esr-153.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-153.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mozjs52` Ubuntu: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
`mozjs38` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu138.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu338.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4	None known
`mozjs68` Ubuntu: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
`mozjs52` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 52.9.1-1build152.9.1-1ubuntu3	None known
`mozjs102` Ubuntu: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
`mozjs78` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 78.13.0-178.15.0-278.15.0-4ubuntu1	None known
`mozjs91` Ubuntu: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
`thunderbird` Ubuntu: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 less 1:91.4.0+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
`mozjs102` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 102.15.1-1102.15.1-3ubuntu2	None known
`mozjs115` Ubuntu: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 less 115.8.0-1115.9.0-1115.9.0-1build1115.10.0-1	None known
`MozillaFirefox` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 31 CVEs	before 151.0.1-1.1	151.0.1-1.1
`firefox-esr` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 228 CVEs	before 153.0-1.1	153.0-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-8945 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published May 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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