Description
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
Published: 2026-06-16
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Memory Safety Violation (CWE-119, CWE-787)
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A memory safety vulnerability affecting Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox was identified. The flaw involves unsafe memory accesses such as buffer overflow or out‑of‑bounds reads or writes, consistent with the listed CWEs. The issue was addressed in Thunderbird version 152 and Firefox version 152, including the ESR 140.12 releases. No details about remote exploitation are provided, so the impact appears limited to local memory corruption or crashes.

Affected Systems

Mozilla Firefox releases older than 152 and any ESR build older than 140.12 are vulnerable, as are Thunderbird releases before 152 and Thunderbird ESR editions older than 140.12 where the fix has not yet been deployed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% shows a very low likelihood of active exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. With the available information, the likely attack vector is local code execution or requires elevated privileges; remote exploitation is unlikely without additional vulnerabilities.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 01:01 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Mozilla Thunderbird to version 152 or newer, including ESR 140.12 and later releases.
  • Update Mozilla Firefox to version 152 or newer, including ESR 140.12 and later releases.
  • If a timely upgrade is not possible, monitor Mozilla security advisories for additional patches and ensure all other security updates are applied promptly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 01:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4635-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4636-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6350-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6351-1 thunderbird security update
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
Title Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152 Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
Title Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152 Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000


Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Firefox ESR 140.12. Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
Title Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152 Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
References

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Firefox ESR 140.12.
Title Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 152
References

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T13:50:01.698Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T15:08:13.015Z

Link: CVE-2026-12306

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Updated: 2026-06-16T17:36:20.772Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-06-16T13:16:30.833

Modified: 2026-10-26T13:10:00.140

Link: CVE-2026-12306

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-16T11:52:39Z

Links: CVE-2026-12306 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-23T01:15:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-787

    Out-of-bounds Write