DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118180: Debian/thunderbird vulnerability

Published Oct 27, 2026
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Updated

When logging in to a Matrix account, Thunderbird used the homeserver address provided in the server's login response without validating it. A malicious or compromised homeserver could provide a file: URL, causing Thunderbird to send all further Matrix requests of that session to local files or, on Windows, to an attacker-controlled network share, which could leak the user's NTLM credentials. The NTLM credential leak only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159 and Thunderbird 153.6.

Affected Software

3 affected components
debian/thunderbird*
debian/thunderbird*
debian/thunderbird*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 159
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 153.6

Event History

Oct 27, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·07:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·07:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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