CVE-2026-92240
thunderbird: Out-of-bounds read in IMAP response parser
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 16, 2026
Updated · October 13, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Thunderbird. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: A malicious or compromised IMAP server can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the IMAP response parser by sending an untagged '* ID' response, crashing Thunderbird. The affected parsing path is reachable before authentication.
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 · 3.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read