---
id: CVE-2026-92078
title: Denial-of-service in the Security component
summary: >-
  Denial-of-service in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in
  Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: Mozilla
product: Firefox
affected:
  - Firefox
  - Thunderbird
published: '2026-09-15'
updated: '2026-09-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-20T01:16:37.720'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92078'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2066736'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-96/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92078.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92078'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533806'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92078'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92078'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/#CVE-2026-92078'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/#CVE-2026-92078'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - score-dispute
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-20T00:23:34.181848Z'
epss: 0.00231
epssPercentile: 0.14239
scores:
  nvd: 6.5
  vendor: 3.4
  adp: 6.5
ingestedAt: '2026-09-15T13:37:33.319Z'
---

## Overview

Denial-of-service in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.

## Remediation

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

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · updated 2026-09-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92078.json)