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CVE-2026-92057 Mozilla CVE debrief
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-92057, was found in the Enterprise Policies component of Mozilla products. This mitigation bypass issue was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 and is considered critical. Defenders responsible for Mozilla product deployments, particularly those using Enterprise Policies, should assess exposure and prioritize patching to prevent potential exploitation. The issue allows attackers to bypass mitigations, potentially leading to unauthorized access or further exploitation.
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- Firefox
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.1
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-09-15
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-21
- Advisory published
- 2026-09-15
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-21
Who should care
Defenders responsible for Mozilla product deployments, particularly those using Enterprise Policies, should assess exposure and prioritize patching to prevent potential exploitation.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-92057 is a critical mitigation bypass vulnerability in the Enterprise Policies component of Mozilla products. Defenders should prioritize verifying and applying patches to prevent potential exploitation. The vulnerability's CVSS score of 9.1 indicates a high severity level. However, the corpus does not establish versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation beyond the provided fixes.
- Verify patch deployment for Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, and Thunderbird ESR
- Assess exposure of Enterprise Policies component in Mozilla products
- Monitor for potential exploitation attempts
Technical summary
CVE-2026-92057 is a critical mitigation bypass vulnerability in the Enterprise Policies component of Mozilla products, including Firefox and Thunderbird. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 and was patched in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass existing mitigations, potentially leading to further exploitation. Defenders should prioritize verifying and applying patches for affected products to prevent potential exploitation. The vulnerability's high severity level indicates a significant risk to affected deployments.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying and applying patches for Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, and Thunderbird ESR to prevent potential exploitation.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify and apply patches for Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3
- Inventory checks for affected Mozilla products
- Monitoring for potential exploitation attempts
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its CVSS score and affected products. However, the corpus does not establish versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation beyond the provided fixes.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-92057 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92057
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-92057 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92057
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-96/
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.