Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,115.34.0)[116.0.0,140.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-15762891
  • published24 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 115.34.0, 140.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') through the JIT process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious JavaScript that triggers incorrect code generation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1