CVE-2026-118178

RSS feed could redirect its subscription to a local file or network share

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4877-1 thunderbird security update
History
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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-22
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Weaknesses CWE-829
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-22
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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
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Description 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.
Title RSS feed could redirect its subscription to a local file or network share
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 6:16 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 5:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM