CVE-2026-2798 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

Firefox < 148 contains a use-after-free vulnerability caused by improper memory management in the DOM Core & HTML component, letting attackers cause memory corruption or remote code execution, exploit requires crafted web content.

Severity & Score

Impact

Attackers can cause memory corruption or execute arbitrary code remotely via crafted web content.

Mitigation

Update to version 148 or later.

References

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-13/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-16/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2014136

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TheHackerWire

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Feb 24, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-2798 - High (8.8) Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148 and Thunderbird < 148. 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2798/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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