CVE-2026-103418: Universal XSS via the HTML language attribute in Translation Services

Published Oct 5, 2026
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Updated

Firefox for iOS directly interpolated the page’s HTML language attribute into translation JavaScript, allowing attacker-controlled markup to execute code in Firefox’s privileged content world and bypass the page’s Content Security Policy.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Mozilla Firefox for iOS<157.1
All of the following
Mozilla Firefox=157.1
Apple iOS

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox for iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 157.1

Event History

Oct 5, 2026
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 13, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:19 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:19 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments need to be remediated?

Firefox for iOS is the affected product identified in the vulnerability details. The issue is fixed in Firefox for iOS 157.1.

2

What attacker-controlled input is involved in exploitation?

An attacker needs control of a webpage’s HTML language attribute. That value can be interpolated into translation JavaScript as attacker-controlled markup.

3

Does a page Content Security Policy prevent exploitation?

No. The issue allows code execution in Firefox’s privileged content world and bypasses the page’s Content Security Policy.

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