Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2026 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2026-8092Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.10.2 and Thunderbird 150.0.2
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.10.1 and Thunderbird 150.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.2, Firefox ESR 140.10.2, Firefox ESR 115.35.2, Thunderbird 150.0.2, and Thunderbird 140.10.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | firefox | 140.10.2-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19160 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 140.10.2-1.el8_10.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:20566 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 140.10.2-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:20574 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 140.10.2-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:20574 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | thunderbird | 140.11.0-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:22325 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 140.11.0-1.el8_10.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:22643 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 140.11.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:21381 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 140.10.2esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 140.10.2esr-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 140.10.2esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:140.10.2esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:140.10.2esr-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:140.10.2esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | firefox | 0:140.10.2-1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:19160 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs115 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8092 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | see references |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | see references |
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-787, CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.10.2 and Thunderbird 150.0.2
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-41/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-42/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-43/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-44/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8092 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2467708 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8092.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24983 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24511 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26539 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19160 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22325 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20566 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22643 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24516 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26270 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25015 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26536 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24755 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26268 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24509 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26269 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24510 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26174 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24508 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26521 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20574 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21381 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT