Description
Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4750-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4754-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6451-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6461-1 thunderbird security update
History

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +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 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1. Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Title Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component
References

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Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T20:05:28.562Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T11:58:15.877Z

Link: CVE-2026-74957

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T20:05:24.172Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T13:17:32.760

Modified: 2026-08-24T15:52:58.787

Link: CVE-2026-74957

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T12:23:31Z

Links: CVE-2026-74957 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T22:00:14Z

Weaknesses