CVE-2026-12301 | Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152

Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.

Published: 2026-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-12301 is rated Low Risk (27.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-12301

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 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-12301

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-12301

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-12301

GHSA-pm44-3cfj-hw45 · Severity: medium — Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152.

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-12301

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-12301 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (firefox), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12301
suse critical — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12301/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-12301 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-2026-12301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-12301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 152.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 152.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-12301

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