CVE-2026-2794
Mozilla Firefox ≤ 148.0
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2026-2794 is a high-severity Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked at the 17th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-2794 is an information disclosure vulnerability stemming from uninitialized memory, classified under CWE-908. It affects Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android browsers. The issue was addressed in Firefox version 148, with the CVE published on 2026-02-24.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network with low complexity, no required privileges, and no user interaction. Attackers can achieve high-impact confidentiality violations, such as leaking sensitive data from memory, while integrity and availability remain unaffected.
Mozilla's security advisory MFSA2026-13 and Bugzilla bug 2008365 provide further details on the flaw. Mitigation requires updating to Firefox 148 or later versions where the vulnerability has been patched.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-8447
Vulnerability Data
Information disclosure due to uninitialized memory in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation (including static analysis) can find uses of uninitialized resources after they are coded.
Requiring documented development standards and tools can mandate initialization checks and safe patterns that stop the weakness from being introduced.
Engineering principles can require explicit resource initialization before use, structurally avoiding uninitialized access.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC activities such as static analysis and code review directly prevent use of uninitialized resources while also addressing many other weaknesses.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development and acceptance can detect uninitialized resource usage through dynamic analysis and fuzzing.
Secure development life cycle mandates initialization checks and static analysis that can catch uninitialized resource use.
Application security requirements can specify mandatory initialization of variables and resources before use.
Secure system architecture and engineering principles include defensive coding practices that prevent use of uninitialized memory or objects.
Secure coding standards directly require explicit initialization of all variables and resources, substantially mitigating CWE-908.