CVE-2026-4371
Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing
CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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 was fixed in Thunderbird 149 and Thunderbird 140.9.
| Vendor | mozilla |
| Product | thunderbird |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jul 15, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Mozilla / Thunderbird
All versions affected References
bugzilla.mozilla.org: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2023493 mozilla.org: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/ mozilla.org: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/ access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4371 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451001 security.access.redhat.com: https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4371.json access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8315 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6342 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6917 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8285 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8850 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8289 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8288 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8286 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8287 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8290 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8284 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188
Credits
Rintaro Kobayashi