Exposure of Private Information ('Privacy Violation') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:140.10.0-1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-FIREFOX-16723116
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed21 Apr 2026

Introduced: 21 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6765  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-359  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 firefox to version 0:140.10.0-1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:17688.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Information disclosure in the Form Autofill component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1