Protection Mechanism Failure Affecting Firefox package, versions [,157.0.1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 Oct 2026
- disclosed11 Oct 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 11 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-106016 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Firefox to version 157.0.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Protection Mechanism Failure due to insufficient enforcement of security controls in the File Handling component. An attacker can bypass intended mitigations by crafting malicious files or exploiting file processing logic.