Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Mozilla Firefox affected
Version Status Constraints
140.13 unaffected ≤ 140.*
153 unaffected ≤ *

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2039452 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/ cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/ cve-icon
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Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.
Title Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

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Updated: 2026-07-21T12:37:53.832Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T21:56:46.680Z

Link: CVE-2026-16379

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