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CVE-2026-74961: Side-channel in the Web Audio component

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-18 · updated 2026-08-20
• Weakness: CWE-203

Description

Side-channel in the Web Audio component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 153.1.0 — fixed in 153.1.0
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 153.1.0 — fixed in 153.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 153.1.0; Mozilla Thunderbird 153.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2050380
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/

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