---
id: CVE-2026-100807
title: 'Privilege escalation in the DOM: Service Workers component'
summary: >-
  Privilege escalation in the DOM: Service Workers component. This vulnerability
  was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Thunderbird 157, Thunderbird 140.17,
  Thunderbird 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.
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-269
vendor: Mozilla
product: Firefox
affected:
  - Firefox
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:18:10.137'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100807'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2062740'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-100/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-101/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-102/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-103/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-99/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-100807.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-100807'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543130'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100807'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100807'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-102/#CVE-2026-100807'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-99/#CVE-2026-100807'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85240'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76764'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80674'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76850'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85243'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85242'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85241'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85244'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76761'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80694'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.00234
epssPercentile: 0.14182
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-29T13:24:10.288546Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T13:34:31.671Z'
scores:
  nvd: 8.8
  vendor: 6.1
patched:
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_10_0
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_aus_v_8_4
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_extension_v_8_4
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_e4s_v_9_2
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_e4s_v_9_4
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_9_6
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9
---

## Overview

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Service Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Thunderbird 157, Thunderbird 140.17, Thunderbird 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · updated 2026-10-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-100807.json)
- **RHSA-2026:85240** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85240)
- **RHSA-2026:76764** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-10-06 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76764)
- **RHSA-2026:80674** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-10-12 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80674)
- **RHSA-2026:76850** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-10-06 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76850)
- **RHSA-2026:85243** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85243)
- **RHSA-2026:85242** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85242)
- **RHSA-2026:85241** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85241)
- **RHSA-2026:85244** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85244)
- **RHSA-2026:76761** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-10-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76761)
- **RHSA-2026:80694** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-10-12 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80694)
