CVE-2026-8970

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-05-19
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

Privilege escalation in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.

See more information about CVE-2026-8970 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	3.4
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Changed
Confidentiality Impact:	Low
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2026-21382	2026-05-28