Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,153.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-21755639
  • published27 Oct 2026
  • disclosed27 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-117970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 153.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') due to a race condition in the Disability Access APIs component. An attacker can cause unexpected behavior or potentially escalate privileges by exploiting timing issues between concurrent operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1