CVE-2026-100826 Denial-of-service in the Storage: StorageManager component

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in the StorageManager component of Firefox and Thunderbird, requiring users to upgrade to patched versions.

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-2026-100826?

CVE-2026-100826 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Sep 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

Denial-of-service in the Storage: StorageManager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Thunderbird 157, Thunderbird 153.4, and Firefox 157.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100826?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2026-100826?

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-2026-100826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-100826, GHSA-2h35-xmc4-q3jw, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-100826.

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