Description
A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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, 17 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-200

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +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 mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156 and Thunderbird 140.16. A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.
References

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 140.16. A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. 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 mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 140.16.
Title Ambiguous parsing of mail headers
References

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Mozilla Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T14:24:28.700Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T19:42:50.750Z

Link: CVE-2026-92238

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:41.477

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:34:05.910

Link: CVE-2026-92238

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Updated: 2026-09-17T06:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor