PT-2026-92476 · Mozilla+1 · Thunderbird+1

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CVE-2026-92240

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Published

2026-09-15

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Updated

2026-09-30

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Thunderbird versions prior to 140.16 Thunderbird versions prior to 153.3 Thunderbird versions prior to 156
Description A malicious or compromised IMAP server can cause a crash in Thunderbird by sending an untagged '* ID' response. This triggers an out-of-bounds read in the IMAP response parser, which is a condition where the software reads data outside the intended boundary of a buffer. This issue is reachable before the user authenticates.
Recommendations Update to version 140.16 or later. Update to version 153.3 or later. Update to version 156 or later.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:70642
ALSA-2026:73130
ALSA-2026:73971
CVE-2026-92240
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11827-1

Affected Products

Rocky Linux
Thunderbird