9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-74988
Internally found bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 153.1 and Thunderbird 154
Overview
Description
Internally found bugs present in 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Scoring
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| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
Update Firefox to version 154 or Firefox ESR 153.1 to fix memory corruption vulnerabilities.
- Update Firefox to version 154.
- Update Firefox ESR to version 153.1.
References
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-74988 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-74988
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Internally found bugs present in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1. Internally found bugs present in 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2018164%2C2045404%2C2045507%2C2045711%2C2052403%2C2053174%2C2054643%2C2054667%2C2054671%2C2054674%2C2054687%2C2054717%2C2054761%2C2054787%2C2055676%2C2056779%2C2056781%2C2058629%2C2059019%2C2059138 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2045796%2C2046734%2C2051424%2C2054721%2C2057994%2C2058094%2C2058611%2C2058615%2C2058616%2C2061315 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2053153%2C2053262%2C2054763%2C2059198%2C2059224 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/ Removed Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2018164%2C2045404%2C2045507%2C2045711%2C2052403%2C2053174%2C2054643%2C2054667%2C2054671%2C2054674%2C2054687%2C2054717%2C2054761%2C2054787%2C2055676%2C2056779%2C2056781%2C2058629%2C2059019%2C2059138 Removed Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2045796%2C2046734%2C2051424%2C2054721%2C2057994%2C2058094%2C2058611%2C2058615%2C2058616%2C2061315 Removed Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2053153%2C2053262%2C2054763%2C2059198%2C2059224 Removed Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ Removed Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/ Removed Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/ Removed Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/ Removed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2018164%2C2045404%2C2045507%2C2045711%2C2052403%2C2053174%2C2054643%2C2054667%2C2054671%2C2054674%2C2054687%2C2054717%2C2054761%2C2054787%2C2055676%2C2056779%2C2056781%2C2058629%2C2059019%2C2059138 Types: Not Applicable Removed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2045796%2C2046734%2C2051424%2C2054721%2C2057994%2C2058094%2C2058611%2C2058615%2C2058616%2C2061315 Types: Not Applicable Removed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2053153%2C2053262%2C2054763%2C2059198%2C2059224 Types: Not Applicable Removed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ Types: Vendor Advisory Removed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/ Types: Vendor Advisory Removed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/ Types: Vendor Advisory Removed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/ Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Internally found bugs present in 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1. Internally found bugs present in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 153.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 153.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 153.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 153.1.0 Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2018164%2C2045404%2C2045507%2C2045711%2C2052403%2C2053174%2C2054643%2C2054667%2C2054671%2C2054674%2C2054687%2C2054717%2C2054761%2C2054787%2C2055676%2C2056779%2C2056781%2C2058629%2C2059019%2C2059138 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2045796%2C2046734%2C2051424%2C2054721%2C2057994%2C2058094%2C2058611%2C2058615%2C2058616%2C2061315 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2053153%2C2053262%2C2054763%2C2059198%2C2059224 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ Types: Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/ Types: Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/ Types: Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/ Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 20, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-119 Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-74988', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-20T15:49:14.319860Z'} -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'vendor': 'Mozilla', 'product': 'Firefox', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '153.1', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '153.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '154', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}]}] [{'vendor': 'Mozilla', 'product': 'Firefox', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '153.1', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '153.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '154', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}]}, {'vendor': 'Mozilla', 'product': 'Thunderbird', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '153.1', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '153.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '154', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}]}] Changed Description Internally found bugs present in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 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 and Firefox ESR 153.1. Internally found bugs present in 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 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1. Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/ -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Mozilla', 'product': 'Firefox', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '153.1', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '153.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '154', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}]}] Added Description Internally found bugs present in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 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 and Firefox ESR 153.1. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2018164%2C2045404%2C2045507%2C2045711%2C2052403%2C2053174%2C2054643%2C2054667%2C2054671%2C2054674%2C2054687%2C2054717%2C2054761%2C2054787%2C2055676%2C2056779%2C2056781%2C2058629%2C2059019%2C2059138 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2045796%2C2046734%2C2051424%2C2054721%2C2057994%2C2058094%2C2058611%2C2058615%2C2058616%2C2061315 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2053153%2C2053262%2C2054763%2C2059198%2C2059224 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/
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score history of the vulnerability.