Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Affecting thunderbird package, versions [,153.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-THUNDERBIRD-18302655
  • published25 Jul 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-16397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1021  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade thunderbird to version 153.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames via the WebExtensions component. An attacker can trick users into performing unintended actions by overlaying malicious content over legitimate interface elements.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1