Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-16365

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, firefox

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.27%
18.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2026.07.21
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.27%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.

Affected product and versions

Product
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, firefox
Affected versions
< 153.0.0, < 153.0
Fixed versions
153.0.0, 153.0

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, firefox and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-269, CWE-284
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