Bug: Programmatic submit not working properly in Firefox(#3121).

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ should change the heading of the (upcoming) version to include a major version b
 
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+# 5.18.1
+
+## @rjsf/core
+- Fixed Programmatic submit not working properly in Firefox [#3121](https://github.com/rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form/issues/3121)
+
 # 5.18.0
 
 ## @rjsf/antd

packages/core/src/components/Form.tsx

@@ -758,11 +758,11 @@ export default class Form<
   /** Provides a function that can be used to programmatically submit the `Form` */
   submit = () => {
     if (this.formElement.current) {
-      this.formElement.current.dispatchEvent(
-        new CustomEvent('submit', {
-          cancelable: true,
-        })
-      );
+      const submitCustomEvent = new CustomEvent('submit', {
+        cancelable: true,
+      });
+      submitCustomEvent.preventDefault();
+      this.formElement.current.dispatchEvent(submitCustomEvent);
       this.formElement.current.requestSubmit();
     }
   };