CVE-2026-4702 | JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine component. This … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-4702
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Reserved: 2026-03-23 23:22 UTC
Published: 2026-03-24 12:30 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-13 13:50 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-843
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Co…
Vendor / Product: Mozilla / Firefox
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	—	140.9 ≤ 140., 149 ≤
Mozilla	Thunderbird	—	140.9 ≤ 140., 149 ≤

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-843	adp	CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (5)