---
id: "CVE-2026-118010"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118010"]
title: "Firefox: use-after-free in Disability Access APIs component fixed in 159"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "desktop", "firefox", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["firefox-159-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T14:16:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T14:33:34+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118010", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00"}]
---

# Firefox: use-after-free in Disability Access APIs component fixed in 159

A use-after-free bug in the Disability Access APIs component of Firefox could cause memory corruption when a page triggers it. The sources do not state 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 in the browser's About page or with `firefox --version`; versions below `159` include the flaw.

## Fix

- Update Firefox to `159` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118010

## From the sources

Use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159.

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