CVE-2026-0879 | Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component

Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147, Firefox ESR 115.32, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird 147, and Thunderbird 140.7.

Published: 2026-01-13 Last update: 2026-04-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-0879 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-0879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-18 0.06% 0.03% -0.03%
2 2026-01-15 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2026-01-14 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-0879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-0879

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-0879

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2026-0879: 3 source package rows (firefox, firefox-esr, thunderbird); 274 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 274. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-0879
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-0879 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (firefox, firefox-esr, thunderbird), 11 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 11. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0879
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0879
suse high CVE-2026-0879 severity important: SUSE including 47 source package names (2.2.0-4.49:libopenssl3-3.1.4-slfo.1.1_5.1, 2.2.0-4.50:libopenssl3-3.1.4-slfo.1.1_5.1, …), 215 product×package rows across 87 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (87 product lines)): Fixed 211, First Fixed 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0879/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-0879 medium priority: Ubuntu including 9 source packages (firefox, mozjs102, …), 58 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 29, needs-triage 10, ignored 9, not-affected 9, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-0879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-0879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 115.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla firefox < 147.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
mozilla firefox >= 128.0, < 140.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 140.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 147.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-0879

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