CVE-2026-74990
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CVE-2026-74990 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Internally found bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.13, Thunderbird ESR 153.0 and Thunderbird 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Internally found bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.13, Thunderbird ESR 153.0 and Thunderbird 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 115.39.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 116.0, < 140.14.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 141.0, < 153.1.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 140.14.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 141.0, < 153.1.0 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-75/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-76/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-79/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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