Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4495-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4496-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6148-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6152-1 thunderbird security update
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History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 140.8, Thunderbird < 148, and Thunderbird < 140.8. Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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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, 24 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148 and Firefox ESR < 140.8. Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 140.8, Thunderbird < 148, and Thunderbird < 140.8.
References

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148 and Firefox ESR < 140.8.
Title Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-13T13:53:27.919Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T15:06:15.435Z

Link: CVE-2026-2782

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T17:18:17.648Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-02-24T14:16:26.640

Modified: 2026-04-13T15:17:25.930

Link: CVE-2026-2782

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-24T13:33:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-2782 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T11:39:27Z

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