---
id: CVE-2026-100768
title: 'Use-after-free in the Graphics: WebGPU component'
summary: >-
  Use-after-free in the Graphics: WebGPU component. This vulnerability was fixed
  in Thunderbird 157 and Firefox 157.
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
  - CWE-825
vendor: mozilla
product: firefox
affected:
  - firefox < 157.0.0
  - thunderbird < 157.0
patched:
  - firefox 157.0.0
  - thunderbird 157.0
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T14:36:57.380'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100768'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2064832'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-101/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-100768.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-100768'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543176'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100768'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100768'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/#CVE-2026-100768'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00288
epssPercentile: 0.21256
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-29T14:41:18.562001Z'
scores:
  nvd: 8.8
  vendor: 7.5
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T13:34:31.657Z'
---

## Overview

Use-after-free in the Graphics: WebGPU component. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 157 and Firefox 157.

## Affected

- `firefox < 157.0.0`
- `thunderbird < 157.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `firefox 157.0.0`
- `thunderbird 157.0`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · updated 2026-10-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-100768.json)