CVE-2026-74950

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Aug 21, 2026

Description

Privilege escalation in the Downloads API component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2026
Last modified
Aug 21, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-74950: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix