Access Control Bypass Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,140.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-17391596
  • published21 Jun 2026
  • disclosed16 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-12315  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 140.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass via the DOM: Security component. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted resources or perform actions beyond intended permissions by bypassing implemented mitigations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1