Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-4729 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mozilla |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-24 13:16:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-13 15:17:45 UTC |
| Description | Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000200000 probability, percentile 0.052830000 (date 2026-04-15)
Problem Types: CWE-120 | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Thunderbird | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mozilla | Firefox | unaffected 149 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Mozilla | Thunderbird | unaffected 149 * rpm | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23 | [email protected] | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20 | [email protected] | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi | [email protected] | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Broken Link |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Christian Holler, Fatih Kilic, Tom Schuster and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.