Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Affecting Firefox package, versions [,157)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOX-20826692
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed11 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-100823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox to version 157 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Spoofing through the Downloads component. An attacker can deceive users by presenting misleading information or content during the download process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1