---
id: "CVE-2026-118024"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118024"]
title: "Firefox: use-after-free in Graphics Text 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: "2026-10-27T14:17:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T14:33:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118024", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00"}]
---

# Firefox: use-after-free in Graphics Text component, fixed in 159

A use-after-free bug in the Graphics Text component of Firefox was fixed in version 159. Use-after-free flaws can let an attacker crash the browser or potentially run code.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Firefox version (Help > About Firefox) and compare it to `159`
- unknown

## Fix

- Update Firefox to `159` or later
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T14:32:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118024

## From the sources

Use-after-free in the Graphics: Text component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159.

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