Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Affects Red Hat thunderbirdSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade Red Hat thunderbird to 147.1 or 140.7 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 147.1, 140.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Red Hat thunderbird to 147.1 or 140.7.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
An official security update is available and should be applied to affected systems. The update is included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support as Thunderbird ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird 147 packages. Users should follow Red Hat's guidance to apply these updates promptly. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox components have been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. These include spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking issues across various components such as Downloads Panel, JavaScript engine, Graphics, IPC, Networking, DOM, and PDF Viewer. The update fixes these issues in Thunderbird ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird 147 versions.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1320 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420507 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428961 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428963 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428965 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428966 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428967 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428968 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428969 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428971 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428972 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428973 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428975 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428978 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_1320.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2026_1320.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2026-January/002448.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14327/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0877/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0878/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0879/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0880/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0882/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0883/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0884/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0885/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0886/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0887/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0890/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0891/ (opens in a new tab)