Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/thunderbirdpkg:rpm/redhat/thunderbirdOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for affected RHEL versions (notably 8.2 AUS and 8.8 Extended Update Support) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly following Red Hat's guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory beyond applying the provided patches.
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities were identified in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. These include JavaScript execution via spoofed PDF attachments and file:/// links, sender spoofing through malformed From headers, unsolicited file downloads causing disk space exhaustion and credential leakage via mailbox:/// links, and tracking links in attachments bypassing remote content blocking. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues for Thunderbird version 128.10.1-1.el8_8. The vulnerabilities have a high severity rating but no CVSS scores are provided. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 versions should apply the provided updates to mitigate these risks.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8784 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366283 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366287 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366291 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366297 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_8784.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8391 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_8391.json (opens in a new tab)