Description
Site isolation issue in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a flaw in the graphics component that undermines site isolation, potentially allowing a malicious web document to read or infer data from another site within the same rendering context, facilitating information disclosure. The weakness is reflected in CWE‑346 (Untrusted Data as a Decision Element) and CWE‑501 (Information Exposure through Environmental Information).

Affected Systems

Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 154 on the standard channel, Firefox ESR releases prior to 153.1, and all Thunderbird releases prior to 154 are affected; the fix is included in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate risk. EPSS less than 1% denotes a very low predicted exploitation probability, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The likely attack vector would require a user to visit a malicious web page that exploits the graphics component; no additional network or privilege escalation is required beyond normal browser use.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 18:30 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the vendor patch: update to Firefox 154 or newer, Firefox ESR 153.1 or newer, or Thunderbird 154 or newer to receive the graphics component fix that restores proper site isolation boundaries and mitigates the CWE‑346/CWE‑501 exploitation path.
  • Ensure that site isolation and sandboxing features are enabled in the browser or email client configuration to reduce the chance of unintended data leakage, addressing the weaknesses described by CWE‑346 and CWE‑501.
  • Stay informed by reviewing Mozilla security advisories such as mfsa2026‑74, mfsa2026‑77, mfsa2026‑78, and mfsa2026‑80 for further updates or mitigations.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 18:30 UTC.

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History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla thunderbird

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Site isolation issue in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1. Site isolation issue in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-610
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-346
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-610
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Site isolation issue in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Title Site isolation issue in the Graphics component
References

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:55:39.078Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T11:58:44.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-74970

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:53:06.575Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T13:17:34.440

Modified: 2026-08-25T15:37:50.657

Link: CVE-2026-74970

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T12:23:38Z

Links: CVE-2026-74970 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T18:45:04Z

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