CVE-2022-26485
Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Published Mar 7, 2022 · updated Aug 19, 2026 · mozilla firefox
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 7, 2022 · Catalog
Detected
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
Mar 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Mar 21, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Aug 19, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Mar 21, 2022
Affected
- cpe mozilla/firefoxversion unspecified
- cpe mozilla/firefox focusversion unspecified
- cpe mozilla/firefox mobileversion unspecified
- cpe mozilla/thunderbirdversion unspecified
- vendor Mozilla Firefoxversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2022-26485
Mozilla Firefox contains a use-after-free vulnerability in XSLT parameter processing which can be exploited to perform arbitrary code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2022-26485
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2022-26485
30-day exploitation probability 14.3%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2022-26485
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and
nvd.nist.gov