Description
Firefox for iOS preserved cookies set on the initial PDF request across cross-origin HTTP redirects in TemporaryDocument, allowing a malicious site to inject arbitrary cookies into requests to an unrelated target domain. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 152.0.
Published: 2026-06-16
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Firefox for iOS allowed a malicious website to inject arbitrary cookies into requests to unrelated domains when a PDF link was opened. The vulnerability stemmed from the browser preserving cookies set on the initial PDF request across cross‑origin HTTP redirects handled in a TemporaryDocument. As a result, an attacker could forge authentication tokens, hijack sessions, or inject tracking data, thereby affecting the confidentiality and integrity of user information.

Affected Systems

Mozilla Firefox for iOS users running any version prior to 152.0 were affected. The issue was fixed in Firefox for iOS 152.0; later releases are not vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates moderate severity, but the EPSS score of less than 1% signals a very low probability of exploitation in the wild, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a malicious site hosting a PDF that redirects to a target domain, leveraging the temporary document’s cookie preservation across cross‑origin redirects.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 17, 2026 at 22:31 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Firefox for iOS to version 152.0 or later to apply the vendor-supplied fix.
  • Clear all stored cookies for domains that may have been accessed via PDFs to eliminate potentially hijacked sessions.
  • Consider enabling content‑blocking or security settings that restrict loading PDFs from untrusted sources or block cross‑origin HTTP redirects to reduce the opportunity for exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 17, 2026 at 22:31 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-345
CWE-384
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Firefox for iOS preserved cookies set on the initial PDF request across cross-origin HTTP redirects in TemporaryDocument, allowing a malicious site to inject arbitrary cookies into requests to an unrelated target domain. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 152.0.
Title Cookie injection was possible when opening a PDF link
References

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Mozilla Firefox For Ios
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-16T14:37:32.358Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T06:20:46.258Z

Link: CVE-2026-53900

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-16T14:36:52.419Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-06-16T13:16:37.517

Modified: 2026-06-16T15:16:44.727

Link: CVE-2026-53900

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-17T22:45:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-345

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

  • CWE-384

    Session Fixation