CVE-2026-74961

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-18. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Side-channel in the Web Audio component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: 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
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 153.1 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 154 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 153.1 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/
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=2050380

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74961(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 51× in last 7d / 215× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-19 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74961?
CVE-2026-74961 is a critical vulnerability published on August 18, 2026. Side-channel in the Web Audio component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
When was CVE-2026-74961 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74961 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74961 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74961 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 83.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74961?
CVE-2026-74961 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74961?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74961, 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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