CVE-2026-86853 (GCVE-0-2026-86853)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-08 15:14
Modified
2026-09-08 15:48
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox for iOS Unaffected: 155.1
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