CVE-2026-92238 | BDVDB-2026-374647 Detail

MozillaThunderbird

Description#

A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to multiple fields being parsed as one, or potential memory safety violations. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-09-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-09-22Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-15
Last modified: 2026-09-22

Vendor information

Vendor: Mozilla
Product: Thunderbird

All Mozilla vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 45.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
140.16
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
153.3
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
156

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).