CVE-2026-0889 Denial-of-service in the DOM: Service Workers component

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Firefox and Thunderbird via the DOM Service Workers component, requiring users to upgrade to version 147.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-0889?

CVE-2026-0889 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial-of-service in the DOM: Service Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0889?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2026-0889?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-0889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4m35-v3c2-29x8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0889.

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