---
id: "CVE-2026-117918"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-117918"]
title: "Firefox: use-after-free in Canvas2D graphics component fixed in releases"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "desktop", "firefox", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T14:16:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T14:32:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T14:37:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117918", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T14:32:22+00:00"}]
---

# Firefox: use-after-free in Canvas2D graphics component fixed in releases

A use-after-free bug in Firefox's Canvas2D graphics component can corrupt memory when a page draws on a canvas. The sources do not say what an attacker can achieve beyond that.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Firefox version, for example by opening `about:support` and reading the Application Basics section.
- Compare it with the fixed versions: Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, or Firefox ESR 153.6.

## Fix

- Update Firefox to 159 or later.
- Update Firefox ESR to `115.44` or `153.6` or later, depending on the ESR branch in use.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T14:32:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117918

## From the sources

Use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, and Firefox ESR 153.6.

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