CVE-2026-8974

May 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 140.10 and Thunderbird 150. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Mozilla
  • Firefox
  • Thunderbird
  • *
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a mozilla firefox / / / / esr / / /
a mozilla firefox / / / / - / / /
a mozilla thunderbird / / / / esr / / /
a mozilla thunderbird / / / / - / / /

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1784128%2C1883230%2C1983677%2C2022390%2C2023116%2C2023657%2C2024255%2C2024418%2C2024441%2C2024447%2C2024966%2C2025412%2C2025467%2C2025940%2C2025950%2C2025956%2C2026284%2C2027247%2C2027255%2C2027288%2C2027306%2C2027322%2C2027332%2C2027333%2C2028266%2C2028292%2C2028319%2C2028526%2C2028870%2C2028876%2C2028882%2C2029062%2C2029309%2C2029414%2C2029422%2C2029428%2C2029447%2C2029732%2C2029785%2C2029793%2C2029813%2C2029899%2C2031028%2C2031457%2C2032039%2C2033610%2C2033854%2C2034498%2C2034628%2C2034978%2C2035966%2C2036668%2C2036905%2C2036930
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-51/

Tags

CWE-119
[email protected]
2026-05-19
CVE-2026-8974

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 19, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE is currently being analyzed by NVD staff, this process results in association of reference link tags, CVSS scores, CWE association, and CPE applicability statements.

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Source

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*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.