CVE-2026-5735 | Mozilla Firefox up to 149.0.1 memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 149.0.1 . Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5735 . It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
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✦ AI Summary· Claude Sonnet
VDB-355741 · CVE-2026-5735 · GCVE-0-2026-5735
MOZILLA FIREFOX UP TO 149.0.1 MEMORY CORRUPTION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
6.0 $5k-$25k 1.88+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 149.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-5735. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 149.0.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 149.0.1 and Thunderbird 149.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149.0.2.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5735 since 04/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2026).
Upgrading to version 149.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
Web Browser
Vendor
Mozilla
Name
Firefox
Version
149.0.0
149.0.1
License
open-source
Website
Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 149.0.2
Timelineinfo
04/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/07/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-5735 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355741
Entryinfo
Created: 04/07/2026 15:28
Changes: 04/07/2026 15:28 (55)
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Cache ID: 99:7DC:101
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