Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2026-92239Buffer overrun in IMAP

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Thunderbird 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 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A maliciously constructed IMAP line could cause an out-of-bounds buffer read. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10thunderbird140.16.0-1.el10_2.alma.1ALSA-2026:73130
AlmaLinux:8thunderbird140.16.0-1.el8_10.alma.1ALSA-2026:73971
AlmaLinux:9thunderbird140.16.0-1.el9_8.alma.1ALSA-2026:70642
Debian:12thunderbird1:140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92239
Debian:13thunderbird1:140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92239
Debian:14thunderbird1:153.3.0esr-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92239
Rocky Linux:10thunderbird0:140.16.0-1.el10_2RLSA-2026:73130
Rocky Linux:8thunderbird0:140.16.0-1.el8_10RLSA-2026:73971
Rocky Linux:9thunderbird0:140.16.0-1.el9_8RLSA-2026:70642
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs115no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthunderbirdno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92239

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Thunderbird see references

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References