One byte overflow read in mail parser
Priority LOW 38CWE-126Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-126 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A maliciously constructed mail header could lead to a one byte read past the end of a buffer. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 155, Thunderbird 140.15, and Thunderbird 153.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.15, 153.2, 155Red Hat: 10 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.15, 153.2, 155 | Patch available | CNA |
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.15, 153.2, 155 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 140.15.0; 141.0 to before 153.2.0; 154.0 to before 155.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 140.15.0; 141.0 to before 153.2.0; 154.0 to before 155.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.15, 153.2, 155
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2026:82122 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:81912 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:81913 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_6
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:80503 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.15.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:77632 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.15.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:77627 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.15.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:77631 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.15.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:73971 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:73130 Released 2026-09-29 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:70642 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el9_8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73971 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:70642 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82122 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81913 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81912 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:77632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:77627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:77631 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:80503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82122 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81913 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81912 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84640
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q8r-2ghc-82v8
- 2026-10-08 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77631 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77627 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77632 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-12 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80503 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-12 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81912 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81913 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) +3 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82122 · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-84640 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84640 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q8r-2ghc-82v8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-84640 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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