# CVE-2026-124952: Use-after-free in the Audio/Video component

Affects Firefox, with the fix listed in Firefox ESR 115.45. No vendor severity rating is given alongside the CVSS score of 8.8.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: Firefox ESR 115.45
- Published: 2026-11-10 · Updated: 2026-11-10

CVE-2026-124952 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.8 (high) and affects Firefox; fixed in Firefox ESR 115.45.

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free in the Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 115.45.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (Firefox ESR 115.45) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124952 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124952

### What does this mean?

This is a use-after-free bug in Firefox's Audio/Video component, where memory is used after it has been freed. The advisory rates the impact as high but does not describe further what an attacker could gain.

Source: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-126/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The checked facts do not list affected version ranges or required settings. Check the installed Firefox version number and compare it with the fixed version, Firefox ESR 115.45.

Source: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-126/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124952?

Update to Firefox ESR 115.45 or a later release that includes the fix.

Source: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-126/

## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2071647
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-126/

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