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CVE-2026-92238: Mozilla Thunderbird · CWE-444

Affects Mozilla ThunderbirdSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 140.16 : patch Mozilla Thunderbird as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 140.16
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mozilla ThunderbirdAffected
  • <140.16
Fixed in
  • 140.16

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in Thunderbird versions 140.16 and 156. Users should update to at least Thunderbird 140.16 or later to mitigate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No additional mitigation actions are specified by the vendor, and the advisory notes that exploitation through email is generally not feasible.

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.

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