Is CVE-2026-8401 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-8401 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-8401?

CVE-2026-8401 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-8401?

CVE-2026-8401 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-8401?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 150.0.3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 17 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-8401

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, and Thunderbird 140.11.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure CWE-653

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:150.0.3-1CVE-2026-8401

firefoxRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9.ppc64RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

firefoxRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9.ppc64RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

firefox-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9.ppc64RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

firefox-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9.ppc64RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el7_9RHSA-2026:26551

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

firefox-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

firefox-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:27715

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:21380

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26629

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26606

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26630

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:21382

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

firefox-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

firefox-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26492

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26493

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21378

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26491

thunderbirdRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

thunderbirdRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

thunderbird-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

thunderbird-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

thunderbird-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_2RHSA-2026:22325

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el10_0RHSA-2026:26539

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2026:26268

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_4RHSA-2026:26270

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_6RHSA-2026:26536

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el8_10RHSA-2026:22643

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_8RHSA-2026:21381

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_4RHSA-2026:26174

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_2RHSA-2026:26269

Fixed in:0:140.11.0-1.el9_6RHSA-2026:26521

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:150.0.3Fixed in:150.0.3Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:150.0.3Fixed in:150.0.3Mozilla

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

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