Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 150.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.2 and Thunderbird 150.0.2.
CVE-2026-8093
HIGHNVD 8.17.5▼
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-07. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.6.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.1
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 7.5(high)
- EPSS
- 5.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 7, 2026
Last Modified
May 18, 2026
References (3)
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-8093?
CVE-2026-8093 is a high vulnerability published on May 7, 2026. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 150.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.2 and Thunderbird 150.0.2.
When was CVE-2026-8093 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8093 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8093 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8093 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8093?
CVE-2026-8093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8093?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8093, 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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