A malicious webpage could repeatedly trigger external URL schemes, causing system prompts or external application launches. This could make Firefox for iOS temporarily unusable until the page is closed. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 155.1.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox For Ios

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-451
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A malicious webpage could repeatedly trigger external URL schemes, causing system prompts or external application launches. This could make Firefox for iOS temporarily unusable until the page is closed. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 155.1.
Title Repeated external URL scheme launches could potentially cause a denial of service in Firefox for iOS
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2026-09-08T15:14:51.534Z

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:48:03.190Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T15:03:57.380Z

Link: CVE-2026-86853

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:47:35.806Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T16:18:37.703

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:07:12.210

Link: CVE-2026-86853

cve-icon Redhat

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