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CVE-2026-109704: thunderbird security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-109704· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 13:29 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the AlmaLinux thunderbird package to 153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AlmaLinux 9thunderbirdAffected
  • <153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1
Fixed in
  • 153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1

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AI-suggested

A fixed version of Thunderbird is available (153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1). Users should apply the official update provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. The patch is available via Red Hat's errata RHSA-2026:93443. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird received an important security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities, including a privilege escalation flaw in the Application Update component (CVE-2026-109704). The update also fixes numerous other security issues inherited from Firefox components, such as use-after-free, mitigation bypass, information disclosure, sandbox escapes, and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. These fixes are included in the Thunderbird ESR 153 rebase update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.

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