CVE-2026-0885 — Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-416 — Use After Free12 documents9 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Mozilla ThunderbirdMozilla Firefox
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateFeb 2

Description

Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird 147, and Thunderbird 140.7.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDmozilla/firefox< 140.7.0+1
▶NVDmozilla/thunderbird< 140.7.0+1
▶Debianmozilla/thunderbird< 1:140.7.0esr-1~deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2026-0885: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component↗2026-01-13
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CVEList
Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component↗2026-01-13
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GHSA
GHSA-fw2q-3cf8-mv4x: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component↗2026-01-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2026-02-02
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Red Hat
firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component↗2026-01-13
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Debian
CVE-2026-0885: firefox - Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability affects Firef...↗2026
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2026-05: CVE-2026-0885↗
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2026-01: CVE-2026-0885↗
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2026-0885 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-0885 — Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox | cvebase