CVE-2026-109764

5.4Medium

Published 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

5.4Medium

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-862

Impact

Attackers can bypass Enterprise Policy restrictions if they convince a user to interact with malicious content. This allows unauthorized actions that enterprise controls were meant to restrict.

Root cause

A missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the Enterprise Policies component allows mitigation mechanisms to be bypassed.

Affected systems

Firefox versions prior to 158, Firefox ESR prior to 153.5, Thunderbird prior to 158, and Thunderbird ESR prior to 153.5.

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Fix & remediation

Upgrade to Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, or Thunderbird 153.5. No interim mitigations are listed; patching is required.

shell

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade firefox thunderbird

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

Mitigation bypass in the Enterprise Policies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109764