Description
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.16 and Thunderbird 140.16.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4781-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4782-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6501-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6503-1 thunderbird security update
History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.16. Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.16 and Thunderbird 140.16.
References

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.16.
Title Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:43:11.587Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T12:33:40.656Z

Link: CVE-2026-92021

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T13:16:52.210

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:34:05.910

Link: CVE-2026-92021

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-15T12:33:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-92021 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T20:15:13Z

Weaknesses