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CVE-2026-113867: Thunderbird did not escape attribute values when serializing outgoing XMPP stanzas

Affects thunderbirdSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-113867· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 158.0.1 : patch thunderbird soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in 158.0.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10thunderbirdpkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =2:1snap1-0ubuntu5
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSthunderbirdpkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =2:1snap1-0ubuntu3
  • =2:1snap1-0ubuntu4
  • =2:1snap1-0ubuntu5
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSthunderbirdpkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1 – 2:1snap1-0ubuntu3
14 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSthunderbirdpkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1 – 1:140.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
39 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

Thunderbird did not escape attribute values when serializing outgoing XMPP stanzas. Because values from incoming requests were echoed back in automatic replies, a remote XMPP user could send a crafted request that caused Thunderbird to inject arbitrary stanzas into the user's connection, which the server would then process as if sent by the user. This could be used to send messages or change contact and subscription settings on behalf of the user, without any interaction. This bug only affects Thunderbird's chat feature with XMPP accounts. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 158.0.1 and Thunderbird 153.5.1.

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