CVE-2026-4698

HIGHPre-NVD 8.89.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
50.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5932
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5931
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5930
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 140.9 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 149 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 140.9 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-21/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 149 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/
generic

Access Denied

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2020906

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-4698(20)

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

Patch Availability(25)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el8_42026-04-20redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el7_92026-04-16redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el9_02026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el10_02026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el9_22026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el8_62026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el9_62026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el9_42026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el8_22026-04-15redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el8_82026-04-15redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el9_02026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el8_82026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el9_22026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el10_02026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el8_42026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el8_22026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el9_42026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el8_62026-04-13redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el9_62026-04-13redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el8_102026-04-07redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el10_12026-04-01redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:140.9.0-1.el9_72026-03-30redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el9_72026-03-26redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el8_102026-03-26redhat
redhatfirefox-0:140.9.0-1.el10_12026-03-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(5)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 42× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 129 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
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  25. 2026-06-12 03:44 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-06-12 03:44 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-06-12 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-06-11 23:33 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-06-11 23:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-06-10 19:17 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-10 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-06-10 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-10 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-06-10 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-06-10 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-06-08 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-06-07 12:39 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-06-07 12:39 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-4698?
CVE-2026-4698 is a high vulnerability published on March 24, 2026. JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
When was CVE-2026-4698 disclosed?
CVE-2026-4698 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-4698 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-4698 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 50.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-4698?
CVE-2026-4698 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-4698?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-4698, 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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