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CVE-2016-9079

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2023-07-13 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories, linked below.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

7.5

CVSS base

88%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2023-06-22

Added to KEV

2023-07-13 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.5. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2023-06-22.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2016-9079

This use-after-free in SVG Animation was exploited in attacks specifically targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users on Windows, a rare confirmed browser zero-day campaign in the KEV catalog (added 2023-06-22). It affects Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird, rates Severity High (CVSS 7.5), and carries an 88% EPSS score. Thunderbird's inclusion means email rendering was also a path.

Do this: Verify Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird deployments are on current releases, including portable and ESR installs.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2016-9079

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2016-9079, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2016-9079.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2016-9079: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Affected: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
- Severity: High, CVSS 7.5; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 88%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2023-06-22; federal remediation due 2023-07-13
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

The fix ships from the vendor: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2023-07-13; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2016-9079

Published: 2023-06-22
Last revised: 2023-06-22
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

2023-06-22 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 7.5; EPSS first scored at 87.6%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2023-07-13 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2016-9079

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird advisory on Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories.

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2016-9079

Is CVE-2016-9079 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-9079 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2023-06-22, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 88%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2016-9079?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2023-07-13, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2016-9079?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories for the patched Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2016-9079?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2016-9079's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

Scope and sources

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Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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