Description
A malicious web page could open a tel link in a window that was showing a different website, causing the phone-call prompt to appear as if that site had requested the call. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 156.1.
Published: 2026-10-26
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios
Weaknesses CWE-451
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A malicious web page could open a tel link in a window that was showing a different website, causing the phone-call prompt to appear as if that site had requested the call. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 156.1.
Title External protocol handler (tel:) address bar spoof
References

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox For Ios
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T18:57:54.011Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T17:51:27.783Z

Link: CVE-2026-116631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-26T19:16:30.760

Modified: 2026-10-27T15:00:49.240

Link: CVE-2026-116631

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-26T18:32:36Z

Links: CVE-2026-116631 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T15:00:22Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-346

    Origin Validation Error

  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information