CVE-2026-84641: mozilla thunderbird Use After Free
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-84641DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84641
Published 01-09-2026Last modified 02-09-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-84641 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in mozilla thunderbird. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 2Timeline
- 01-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A malicious IMAP server can trigger use-after-free and heap-memory disclosure by sending a crafted ID response. Heap contents can ultimately be persisted to prefs.js. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 155, Thunderbird 140.15, and Thunderbird 153.2.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- thunderbird< 1:140.15.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 1:140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 1:153.2.0esr-1
Mozilla1 product
- thunderbird< 140.15.0 | ≥ 141.0, < 153.2.0 | ≥ 154.0, < 155.0
Ubuntu1 product
- thunderbirdAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2057805Permissions Required
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-86/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-87/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-88/Vendor Advisory