CVE-2026-16360
Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.13 and Thunderbird 153
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jul 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 20, 2026
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.12 and Thunderbird 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FirefoxMozilla |
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ThunderbirdMozilla |
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References
- High-severity memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.13 and Thunderbird 153
- Moderate-severity memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.13 and Thunderbird 153
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-69/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-71/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-72/
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