CVE-2026-4688: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-24 · updated 2026-07-15
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox: before 140.9.0; before 149.0 — fixed in 140.9.0, 149.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 140.9.0, 149.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2016373
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5930
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5932
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6342
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6917
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7837

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