CVE-2026-2777
Critical · CVSS 9.8Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Messaging System — Privilege Escalation (Improper Privilege Management)
- CVSS
- 9.8
- nvd
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- No
- Class
- oss containerizable
- NVD-CWE-noinfo, CWE-269
Description
Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
Search profile — drives PoC discovery
Symbols Messaging SystemMessagingSystemmfsa2026-13mfsa2026-14mfsa2026-15mfsa2026-16bug2015305
Keywords CVE-2026-2777Firefox privilege escalationThunderbird privilege escalationMessaging System privilege escalationFirefox 148Firefox ESR 115.33Firefox ESR 140.8Thunderbird 148Thunderbird 140.8mfsa2026-13CWE-269Mozilla privilege escalation PoC
Versions: Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 115.33, Firefox ESR < 140.8, Thunderbird < 148, Thunderbird < 140.8
Ranked PoCs (3) — best first
Heuristic ranking — not yet expert-vetted. Scored on structure + provenance, not execution.
- ★ 0
- ★ 15portbuster1337/CVE-2026-27771 needs reviewgh_search · Python
- ★ 0HORKimhab/CVE-2026-27771 needs reviewgh_search
Recall-favoring discovery; ranking by the Stage-4 scorer (Adam's rubric). Scanner/aggregator repos are hidden.
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2015305
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-13/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-14/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-17/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3338
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3339
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3361
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3491
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3492
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3493
Status: enriched · ingested 2026-06-30T06:00:22.000Z · profiled 2026-07-01T00:30:14.000Z