CVE-2026-8950

Public on 2026-05-19
Modified on 2026-05-20
Description
Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: HTTP component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox 2026-06-08 ALAS2FIREFOX-2026-061 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 firefox 2026-06-08 ALAS2023-2026-1793 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird 2026-06-08 ALAS2-2026-3340 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-8950 Mitre: CVE-2026-8950