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Mozilla Thunderbird < 152.0

critical Nessus Plugin ID 321220

Synopsis

A mail client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 152.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2026-60 advisory.

 - Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. (CVE-2026-12289)

 - Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. (CVE-2026-12290)

 - Use-after-free in the Networking: HTTP component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. (CVE-2026-12291)

 - Incorrect boundary conditions in the Web Audio component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. (CVE-2026-12292)

 - Use-after-free in the Graphics: WebGPU component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152. (CVE-2026-12293)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 152.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-60/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 321220

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_152_0.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/16/2026

Updated: 6/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-12289

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-12316

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-12289, CVE-2026-12290, CVE-2026-12291, CVE-2026-12292, CVE-2026-12293, CVE-2026-12294, CVE-2026-12295, CVE-2026-12296, CVE-2026-12297, CVE-2026-12298, CVE-2026-12299, CVE-2026-12300, CVE-2026-12301, CVE-2026-12302, CVE-2026-12303, CVE-2026-12304, CVE-2026-12305, CVE-2026-12306, CVE-2026-12307, CVE-2026-12308, CVE-2026-12309, CVE-2026-12310, CVE-2026-12311, CVE-2026-12312, CVE-2026-12313, CVE-2026-12314, CVE-2026-12315, CVE-2026-12316, CVE-2026-12317, CVE-2026-12318, CVE-2026-12319, CVE-2026-12320, CVE-2026-12321, CVE-2026-12322, CVE-2026-12323, CVE-2026-12324, CVE-2026-12325, CVE-2026-12326, CVE-2026-12327, CVE-2026-12328