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CVE-2016-9073
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-06-11T21:29:01.453 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:55:24.510

Summary

WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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References

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