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CVE-2026-100792: Mozilla Thunderbird · Type Confusion

Affects Mozilla ThunderbirdSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 140.17 : patch Mozilla Thunderbird soon.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 23:53 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 140.17
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerability has been fixed in Thunderbird versions 140.17, 153.4, and 157. Users and administrators should update to one of these fixed versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation actions are specified by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-100792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird involving a JIT miscompilation issue in the JavaScript WebAssembly component. This flaw could lead to high confidentiality impact and limited integrity impact without affecting availability. The vulnerability has been fixed in Thunderbird versions 140.17, 153.4, and 157, as well as corresponding Firefox versions. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

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