CVE-2026-9309 Arbitrary JavaScript execution in internal pages via Reader View JSON-LD injection

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in internal origins via Reader View JSON-LD injection, potentially leaking sensitive data.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2026-9309?

CVE-2026-9309 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 1 Jun 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

Firefox for iOS Reader View did not properly escape HTML tags in JSON-LD metadata. A malicious page could inject markup that changed Reader View behavior and leaked sensitive URL parameters. These parameters could then be used to access internal pages, potentially resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution in an internal origin. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 151.2.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9309?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2026-9309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-9309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-29fm-4hpp-5p7g.

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