CVE-2026-4371

Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 24, 2026 at 08:27 PM UTC
Updated: July 15, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsThunderbirdEnterprise Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 149 and Thunderbird < 140.9.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 140.9.0v < 149.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 140.9 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 140.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 149 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 149.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el10_0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el10_1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el8_10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el8_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el8_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el8_6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el8_8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el9_0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el9_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el9_6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:140.9.0-1.el9_7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (18)

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Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2023493
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6342
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6917
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8284
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8285

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-126CWE-130

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