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Thunderbird CVE-2026-2763

CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-02-24 security@mozilla.org
Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption Mozilla Thunderbird
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Send malicious JavaScript payload
  2. Exploit
    Trigger use-after-free in JS engine
  3. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code with browser privileges

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-416
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions — remote unauthenticated exploitation against Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 115.33/140.8, Thunderbird < 148/140.8 with default JavaScript enabled.
Impact

CVSS 9.8. JS engine UAFs are reliably exploitable.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Crafted JavaScript triggers UAF in the engine, enabling code execution.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

Use-after-free in Firefox JavaScript Engine before 148. One of multiple JS engine UAFs fixed in this release.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 CVSS 9.8

UAF in Firefox JavaScript Engine.

RemediationAI

Update Firefox to 148+.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-416 use-after-free in the core JS engine. Different code path from the GC-related UAF (CVE-2026-2758).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 7.5 HIGH

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Apr 10, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Feb 24, 2026 - 14:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148, Firefox ESR < 115.33, Firefox ESR < 140.8, Thunderbird < 148, and Thunderbird < 140.8.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird (CVE-2026-2763, CVSS 9.8) enables remote code execution with no patch currently available. Organizations relying on these browsers for business operations face immediate risk of exploitation, data breach, and system compromise until mitigation measures are implemented.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Disable JavaScript in Firefox/Thunderbird settings for non-critical workflows; deploy browser isolation solutions (sandboxing) for high-risk users; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised browsers; enforce web application firewall rules to block known exploit delivery vectors; restrict access to untrusted external content; monitor for suspicious process execution and memory access patterns; consider temporary switch to patched alternative browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari) for critical business functions pending vendor updates.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 81% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
NVD CVE.org EPSS Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

69
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use After Free HIGH

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory Corruption HIGH

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3338 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3339 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3361 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3491 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3492 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3493 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3494 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3495 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3496 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3497 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3515 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3516 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3517 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3976 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3978 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3979 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3980 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3981 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3982 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3983 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3984 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4022 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4152 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4260 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4432 ADVISORY https://vuldb.com/vuln/347553 ADVISORY https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-13/ ADVISORY https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-14/ ADVISORY https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-15/ ADVISORY https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-16/ ADVISORY https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-17/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2026:0812/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2026:0871/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2026:0880/ REF https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2763 REF https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2012018 REF https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2442316 REF https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2763.json

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