CVE-2026-0890 Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can spoof content in the DOM via Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop features in Firefox and Thunderbird.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-0890?

CVE-2026-0890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird 147, and Thunderbird 140.7.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0890?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2026-0890?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-0890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0890, GHSA-484x-228c-ffm5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0890.

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