CVE-2025-3522
thunderbird: Leak of hashed Window credentials via crafted attachment URL
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 16, 2025
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Thunderbird. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: Thunderbird processes the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header to handle attachments which can be hosted externally. When an email is opened, Thunderbird accesses the specified URL to determine file size, and navigates to it when the user clicks the attachment. Because the URL is not validated or sanitized, it can reference internal resources like chrome:// or SMB share file:// links, potentially leading to hashed Windows credential leakage and opening the door to more serious security issues.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-1220 · Insufficient Granularity of Access Control