Description
Denial-of-service in the Printing: Output component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Firefox’s Printing: Output component allows an attacker to trigger a denial‑of‑service condition that terminates the print subprocess and can render printing functionality unusable. The impact is limited to disruption of the browser’s print capability, potentially causing service outages for users who rely on printing from the browser. This vulnerability is a classic resource exhaustion issue where the attacker supplies input that forces the printing engine to crash.

Affected Systems

Mozilla Firefox, specifically all releases prior to version 158 and all ESR releases prior to 153.5. Users still running any older stable or ESR build are affected and should consider updating to a patched release.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 6.5, but exploit probability metrics such as EPSS are not publicly available. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, so its real‑world exploitation likelihood is currently unknown. However, the attack vector is likely remote or local through malformed print jobs; a malicious web page or local file could supply the triggering input. Until monitoring data or exploit proof‑of‑concepts appear, the risk is considered moderate but should be mitigated as a priority.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 13, 2026 at 17:49 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Firefox 158 or newer
  • Upgrade to Firefox ESR 153.5 or newer
  • If upgrading immediately is not feasible, disable the browser’s printing feature until a patched version is applied

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 13, 2026 at 17:49 UTC.

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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Denial-of-service in the Printing: Output component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Firefox ESR 153.5. Denial-of-service in the Printing: Output component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
References

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Denial-of-service in the Printing: Output component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Firefox ESR 153.5.
Title Denial-of-service in the Printing: Output component
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:17:30.187Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T00:49:18.273Z

Link: CVE-2026-109781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T14:21:37.949Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-13T13:17:29.020

Modified: 2026-10-13T19:18:42.643

Link: CVE-2026-109781

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption