CVE-2026-8972Disclosure(mozilla / firefox)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch mozilla firefox systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-269

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

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

  • firefox
  • thunderbird

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
firefoxthunderbird

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-19: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-19: 205-19
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-8972 Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8972

    Post summary

    The text announces a patch for CVE-2026-8972, a privilege escalation flaw in the WebRTC Audio/Video component, fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.

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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8972 Privilege Escalation in Firefox WebRTC Audio/Video Component Before 151 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-8972

    Post summary

    A new privilege escalation vulnerability in Firefox’s WebRTC Audio/Video component before version 151 has been disclosed; no proof‑of‑concept, exploit code, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

    0000062
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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Appmozillathunderbird---

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