VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-84641
A malicious IMAP server can trigger use-after-free and heap-memory disclosure by sending a crafted ID response.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A malicious IMAP server can trigger use-after-free and heap-memory disclosure by sending a crafted ID response. Heap contents can ultimately be persisted to prefs.js. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 155, Thunderbird 140.15, and Thunderbird 153.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2057805Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-86/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-87/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-88/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.