CVE-2026-12289 | Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component

Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.

Published: 2026-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-12289 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-12289

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 2026-06-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-12289

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-12289

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-12289

GHSA-pp33-f8rg-g2pq · Severity: high — Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-12289

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-12289 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-2026-12289
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-12289 medium priority: Ubuntu including 9 source packages (firefox, mozjs102, …), 49 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 23, needs-triage 10, ignored 8, not-affected 7, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-12289

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-12289

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 115.37.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla firefox < 152.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
mozilla firefox >= 140.0, < 140.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 152.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird >= 140.0, < 140.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-12289

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