CVE-2026-16411

Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 153

Published Jul 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153. Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
Title Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 153 Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 153
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
Title Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 153 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 153
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153. Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
Title Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 153 Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 153
References
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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
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Weaknesses CWE-119
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 1:50 PM
Reserved
Jul 20, 2026, 9:57 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 21, 2026, 1:17 PM
Modified
Oct 21, 2026, 2:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 21, 2026, 12:38 PM