CVE-2026-16361: Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.12. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been e
Memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird ESR 140.12. 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 ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, and Thunderbird 140.13.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16361
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-163610.31% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 23% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16361 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[NEW] [high] Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird (July 23, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownMozilla Products Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla products (July 22, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownDSA-6394-1 firefox-esr - security updatedebian
Recent advisories for Memory safety bugs
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-16412: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.12 and Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed ev…nvd · 2026-07-21
- criticalCVE-2026-16411: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corrup…nvd · 2026-07-21
- criticalCVE-2026-16360: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.37, Firefox ESR 140.12 and Firefox 152. Some of …nvd · 2026-07-21
- criticalCVE-2026-14241: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152.0.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory co…nvd · 2026-06-30
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