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TI-2022-02055 Aliases CVE-2022-2226GHSA-g426-wcxv-272f

Authentication bypass by capture-replay in Mozilla Thunderbird

Priority LOW 29CWE-294Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-294.

Summary

An OpenPGP digital signature includes information about the date when the signature was created. When displaying an email that contains a digital signature, the email's date will be shown. If the dates were different, then Thunderbird didn't report the email as having an invalid signature. If an attacker performed a replay attack, in which an old email with old contents are resent at a later time, it could lead the victim to believe that the statements in the email are current. Fixed versions of Thunderbird will require that the signature's date roughly matches the displayed date of the email. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102 and Thunderbird < 91.11.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00436 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Thunderbird (Mozilla): 102, 91.11Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaThunderbirdbefore 102; before 91.11102, 91.11Patch availableCNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 102; before 91.11 Fixed in 102, 91.11 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 91.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:101.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*101.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 91.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:101.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 101.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 102, 91.11

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:5482 Released 2022-07-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el9_0
  • RHSA-2022:5480 Released 2022-07-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el7_9
  • RHSA-2022:5475 Released 2022-07-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el8_2
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  • RHSA-2022:5470 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el8_6
  • RHSA-2022:5473 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el8_4
  • RHSA-2022:5478 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-91.11.0-2.el8_1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Thunderbird 102, 91.11

    10 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-15364 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2022-15378 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2022-15362 An iframe that was not permitted to run scripts could do so if the user clicked on a…Priority HIGH 73
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5470
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:5482
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2022:5478
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2022:5475
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2022:5473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5480
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5480
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5480

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2226
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g426-wcxv-272f

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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