Description
Privilege escalation in the Downloads API component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Published: 2026-08-18
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KEV: No
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

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Weaknesses CWE-264
CWE-269

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Description Privilege escalation in the Downloads API component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.
Title Privilege escalation in the Downloads API component
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:23:36.466Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T11:57:59.669Z

Link: CVE-2026-74950

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T13:17:31.817

Modified: 2026-08-18T14:49:11.260

Link: CVE-2026-74950

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Updated: 2026-08-18T13:45:04Z

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