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Mozilla Thunderbird < 140.7.1

🗓️ 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Mozilla Thunderbird on macOS is vulnerable before 140.7.1; upgrade to 140.7.1 or later.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
## 
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#                                  
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2026-08.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(297034);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-0818");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0091-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Thunderbird < 140.7.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A mail client installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 140.7.1. It is, therefore,
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2026-08 advisory.

  - When a user explicitly requested Thunderbird to decrypt an inline OpenPGP message that was embedded in a
    text section of an email that was formatted and styled with HTML and CSS, then the decrypted contents were
    rendered in a context in which the CSS styles from the outer messages were active. If the user had
    additionally allowed loading of the remote content referenced by the outer email message, and the email
    was crafted by the sender using a combination of CSS rules and fonts and animations, then it was possible
    to extract the secret contents of the email. (CVE-2026-0818)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-08/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 140.7.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-0818");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_thunderbird_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content-verify-only
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "macos"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Mozilla Thunderbird",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "fixed_version": "140.7.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

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24 Feb 2026 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.14.3
EPSS0.00159
SSVC
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