CVE-2026-8972 Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8972 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-8972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8972/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8972/index.md)
Attackers can escalate privileges via the WebRTC Audio/Video component in Firefox and Thunderbird, requiring an upgrade to version 151.
- 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-2026-8972?
CVE-2026-8972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 May 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
Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8972?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2026-8972?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-8972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96x7-hrvx-gqj6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8972.