CVE-2026-6777 Other issue in the Networking: DNS component

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An issue in the DNS component of Firefox and Thunderbird allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2026-6777?

CVE-2026-6777 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Other issue in the Networking: DNS component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150 and Thunderbird 150.

Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-352, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6777?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2026-6777?

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-2026-6777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q3c8-p5vp-wr87, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6777.

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