CVE-2026-92240

Out-of-bounds read in IMAP response parser

State
Published
Severity
9.1 Critical
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Reserved
Sep 15, 2026

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Description

A malicious or compromised IMAP server can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the IMAP response parser by sending an untagged '* ID' response, crashing Thunderbird. The affected parsing path is reachable before authentication. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ThunderbirdMozilla
  • 140.16 through 140.*Not affected
  • 153.3 through 153.*Not affected
  • 156 and laterNot affected

References

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