Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,140.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-15762829
  • published24 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Mar 2026
  • creditJosh Aas

Introduced: 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 140.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in the Widget: Cocoa component. An attacker can access sensitive information by leveraging crafted web content to trigger unintended data exposure.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1