Description
When listening for page changes with a Mutation Observer, a malicious web page could confuse Firefox Screenshots into interacting with elements other than those that it injected into the page. This would lead to internal errors and unexpected behavior in the Screenshots code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 83 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | firefox | 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | USN-4637-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mozjs52 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | firefox | 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | USN-4637-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mozjs38 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | firefox | 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | USN-4637-2 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 92.0-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | librewolf | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | firefox +1 | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | firefox +1 | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | firefox +1 | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | firefox | 83.0-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- USN-4637-2 firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- USN-4637-1 firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0337 Mozilla Firefox und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 8, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026