CVE-2026-118177: Calendar discovery accepted local file and remote network share locations

Published Oct 27, 2026
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Updated

When looking for calendars in a directory on a server, during account setup or when adding a new network calendar, Thunderbird accepted calendar locations pointing to other servers, local files or network shares. A malicious server, or a network attacker when the lookup used plain HTTP, could make Thunderbird subscribe to such a location. On Windows this could leak the user's NTLM credentials to an attacker-controlled host on every calendar refresh, and changes to the calendar could be written to the attacker's share or overwrite a local file.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<159
159
Mozilla Thunderbird<153.6
153.6

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 159
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 153.6
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 159

Event History

Oct 27, 2026
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:16 PM
Description

Parent advisories

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Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which users are most exposed to credential leakage?

Windows users are exposed if Thunderbird is induced to subscribe to an attacker-controlled network location. On each calendar refresh, Thunderbird could send the user's NTLM credentials to the attacker-controlled host.

2

What attacker access is needed to trigger the issue?

An attacker needs to control a server used for calendar discovery, or be able to intercept discovery lookups that use plain HTTP. The attacker can then cause Thunderbird to subscribe to a calendar location on another server, a local file, or a network share.

3

Can this affect calendar setup as well as existing network calendars?

Yes. The affected calendar discovery behavior occurred during account setup and when adding a new network calendar, as well as when searching for calendars in a server directory.

4

What are the possible impacts beyond NTLM credential exposure?

A malicious calendar location could cause calendar changes to be written to an attacker-controlled share. It could also overwrite a local file.

5

What version contains the fix?

The vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159.

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