CVE-2026-12297 | Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component

Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking 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: 2026-06-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-12297 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-12297

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 2026-06-19 0.16% 0.31% +0.16%
2 2026-06-17 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-12297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-12297

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-12297

GHSA-vhm6-gp6v-q659 · Severity: critical — Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. This...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-12297

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-12297 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-2026-12297
suse critical — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12297/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-12297 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-2026-12297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-12297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 115.37.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla firefox < 152.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
mozilla firefox >= 128.0, < 140.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 140.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 152.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-12297

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