CVE-2021-29950

Thunderbird unprotects a secret OpenPGP key prior to using it for a decryption, signing or key import task. If the task runs into a failure, the secret key may remain in memory in its unprotected state. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.8.1.

• CWE-312

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1673239Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-17/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1673239Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-17/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 24, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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