CVE-2026-16356

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
34.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 21, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 140.13 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 115.38 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-69/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 153 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/
generic

Access Denied

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2052562

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16356(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 23:16 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 16:02 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  7. 2026-07-22 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 16:00 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  9. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-21 14:51 UTCNVD update
  11. 2026-07-21 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-21 12:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16356?
CVE-2026-16356 is a critical vulnerability published on July 21, 2026. Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
When was CVE-2026-16356 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16356 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16356 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16356 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 34.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16356?
CVE-2026-16356 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16356?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16356, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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