REDHAT-BUG-2517834: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
Published Aug 18, 2026
·Updated
Privilege escalation in the Shell Integration component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Affected Software
2 affected components
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
Firefoxto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 154 - Upgrade
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Firefox ESRto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 140.14 - Upgrade
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Firefox ESRto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 153.1
Event History
Aug 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:50 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
Which Firefox releases contain the fix?
The issue was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
2
What component is affected and what is the security impact?
The affected component is Shell Integration. The reported impact is privilege escalation.