CVE-2026-4696Disclosure(mozilla / firefox)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416CWE-825

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • firefox

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-03-24); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
firefox

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-24: 2Mentions · 2026-03-25: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-24: 2Technical Details · 2026-03-25: 103-2403-25
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-242
Disclosure2
2026-03-251
Disclosure1
Full discourse3 posts
  • みくさん@junmaitei
    Disclosure

    In Firefox 149.0, the vulnerability I reported was assigned CVE-2026-4696(Use After Free in the Layout:Text and Fonts component) I have wanted to earn a CVE in Firefox for a long time, so I am very happy about this. https://t.co/csIu3qnhhC

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the assignment of CVE-2026-4696—an Use After Free in Firefox’s Text and Fonts component—without evidence of exploitation, PoC, or mitigation.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-4696 Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, and Firefox ESR < 140.9. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4696

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-4696, a use‑after‑free flaw in Firefox's Layout: Text and Fonts component, detailing affected versions and linking to the official CVE record.

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  • The Hacker Wire@TheHackerWire
    Disclosure

    🔴 CVE-2026-4696 - Critical Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird ... https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4696/ https://t.co/51gXcMQJhM

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-4696 is a critical use‑after‑free flaw in the layout engine of Firefox and Thunderbird affecting versions below 149, with no PoC or exploit evidence provided.

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CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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