Security Alert (A26-10-38): Vulnerability in FireFox

Description:

Mozilla has published the advisory (MFSA2026-116) to address a vulnerability in Firefox. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox Windows versions prior to version 158.0.2

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Mozilla has released new versions of the product to address the issues and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:
Firefox 158.0.2 (Windows)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-116/
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-113470