Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Updated rhel9/thunderbird-flatpak container image
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Exploited in the wild · used in ransomware campaigns · KEV due 5 Nov 2024 : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Red Hat now.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
- Ransomware
- Used in ransomware campaigns
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 6 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Mozilla Corporation
, 7 hours before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed · ransomware use known
, 6 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 27 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Flatpak is a system for running graphical applications as containers. Installing an application as a Flatpak rather than as an individual package allows it to be installed and updated independently of the host operating system.