CVE-2026-118178 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:153.6.0esr-1
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- published28 Oct 2026
- disclosed27 Oct 2026
Introduced: 27 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-118178 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable thunderbird to version 1:153.6.0esr-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
A remote RSS feed could use the itunes:new-feed-url or newLocation element to permanently change its stored subscription URL to a file: URL. Thunderbird then read that location on every feed update. This allowed a malicious feed, or an attacker able to modify a feed delivered over HTTP, to make Thunderbird read local files and, on Windows, connect 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 affected by the local file read only. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159 and Thunderbird 153.6.