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Not in CISA KEVPublished CVSS 8.8 highEPSS 0.4% probability of exploitation in 30 daysFound by AI: OpenAI
Mozilla

CVE-2026-118008: Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
0.4%

EPSS score, percentile 28.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
8.8 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Unaffected 159; 159

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Mozilla Firefox
StatusVersions
Unaffected159
Mozilla Thunderbird
StatusVersions
Unaffected159

Versions the record lists as unaffected: 159.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-118008 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 27 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.4% (percentile 28.6), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
  • The credits in the CVE record name OpenAI as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.

Description

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-269
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
CVE record last updated

References

3

Known exploited Mozilla vulnerabilities

  • CVE-2010-3765: Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2024-9680: Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2016-9079: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2015-4495: Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2019-11707: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Vulnerability (added )