CVE-2026-5735 (GCVE-0-2026-5735)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-07 12:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 03:55
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Title
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 149.0.2 and Thunderbird 149.0.2
Summary
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 149.0.1 and Thunderbird 149.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149.0.2 and Thunderbird < 149.0.2.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 149.0.2 (custom)
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 149.0.2 (custom)
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Credits
Brian Grinstead, Christian Holler and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team
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