Description
A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4782-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6503-1 thunderbird security update
History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-811

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-811

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156 and Thunderbird 140.16. A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.
References

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 140.16. A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156 and Thunderbird 140.16.
References

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 140.16.
Title Buffer overrun in IMAP
References

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Mozilla Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T15:33:13.127Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T19:42:51.878Z

Link: CVE-2026-92239

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T15:32:52.724Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:41.577

Modified: 2026-09-24T14:15:31.653

Link: CVE-2026-92239

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-15T19:42:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-92239 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T18:00:17Z

Weaknesses