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CVE-2026-16367

CRITICAL 10

Published 2026-07-21 · Last modified 2026-07-22

Sandbox escape due to invalid pointer in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 10), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 31st percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

10CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-16367/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Mozilla

Products Firefox Thunderbird

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-416: Use After Free
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
MozillaFirefox< 153.0.0
MozillaThunderbird< 153.0

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS