CVE-2026-74942

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-18. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Privilege escalation in the Remote Settings Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 153.1 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 140.14 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-76/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 115.39 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-75/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 154 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/
generic

Access Denied

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2056571

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74942(16)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(21)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el8_42026-09-09redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el9_22026-09-09redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el8_62026-09-09redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el8_82026-09-09redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el9_22026-09-09redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el7_92026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el8_42026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el9_62026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el10_02026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el8_62026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el8_102026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el9_42026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el9_42026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el9_82026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el10_02026-09-08redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.14.0-1.el10_22026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el9_62026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el8_82026-09-08redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el8_102026-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el9_82026-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.14.0-1.el10_22026-08-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr102.11.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (195 versions)140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1—
thunderbird1:102.11.0-1 ... 1:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (224 versions)1:140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (71 versions)140.14.0esr-1~deb13u1—
thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1 ... 1:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (80 versions)1:140.14.0esr-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (72 versions)140.14.0esr-2—
thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1 ... 1:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (81 versions)1:140.14.0esr-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 39× in last 7d / 167× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 182 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 10:57 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 21:53 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 21:53 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-18 21:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 09:14 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-18 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 21:53 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 21:53 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 21:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 09:21 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-17 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-16 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 07:20 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-16 07:20 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-16 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-15 19:57 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-15 19:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-15 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-15 08:14 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-15 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-14 20:52 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-14 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-14 09:30 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-14 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-13 22:08 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-13 22:08 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-13 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-13 10:46 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-13 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-12 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-12 23:24 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-12 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-12 12:02 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-12 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-12 00:39 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 00:39 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-12 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-11 13:17 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-11 13:17 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-11 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-11 01:31 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-11 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-10 14:09 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-10 14:09 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-10 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-10 02:38 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-10 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-09 15:15 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-09 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-09 03:33 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-09 03:33 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-09 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-07 21:54 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-07 21:54 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-07 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-07 10:30 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-09-07 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-06 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-06 21:40 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-06 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-06 10:15 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-06 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-05 22:53 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-05 22:53 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-05 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-05 11:32 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-05 11:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-05 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-05 00:09 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-05 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-04 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-04 11:58 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-04 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-09-04 00:36 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-04 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-03 12:13 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-03 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-03 00:42 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-09-03 00:42 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-03 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-09-02 13:17 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-02 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-02 01:47 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-02 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-01 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-01 14:22 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74942?
CVE-2026-74942 is a high vulnerability published on August 18, 2026. Privilege escalation in the Remote Settings Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
When was CVE-2026-74942 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74942 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2026, with the most recent update on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74942 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74942 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74942?
CVE-2026-74942 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74942?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74942, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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