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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0818 could let a crafted HTML email leak decrypted inline OpenPGP content in Thunderbird if the user decrypts the message and also allows remote content. The issue is fixed in Thunderbird 147.0.1 and 140.7.1. Business urgency is moderate: exploitation requires user interaction, but exposed encrypted email content is sensitive.
Executive priority
Prioritize patching for teams handling sensitive encrypted email, such as legal, executive, finance, and security functions. This is not a mass-compromise indicator from the provided sources, but the confidentiality impact can matter where OpenPGP is used to protect sensitive communications.
Technical view
Thunderbird rendered user-decrypted inline OpenPGP content inside an HTML/CSS context controlled by the outer email. With remote content enabled, crafted CSS, fonts, and animations could exfiltrate decrypted text. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, and low confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations using Mozilla Thunderbird for OpenPGP-encrypted mail are potentially exposed if users open crafted HTML email, explicitly decrypt inline OpenPGP content, and allow remote content. Systems updated to Thunderbird 147.0.1 or 140.7.1 are reported fixed.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Abuse depends on a malicious email and user actions: decrypting inline OpenPGP content and permitting remote content loading. Impact is confidentiality leakage, not code execution or system compromise.
Researcher notes
Key preconditions are inline OpenPGP embedded in a text section, outer HTML/CSS styling, explicit user decryption, and remote content approval. Mozilla attributes the issue to unsafe rendering context interaction and CSS-based data extraction. Public sources provided do not include exploit code or evidence of in-the-wild exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Update Thunderbird to 147.0.1, 140.7.1, or later vendor-supported fixed releases.
- Keep remote content blocked by default, especially for untrusted senders.
- Warn users not to allow remote content in encrypted or suspicious emails.
- Review Mozilla and distribution advisories for platform-specific package guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Thunderbird versions across endpoints and managed images.
- Confirm deployed versions are 147.0.1, 140.7.1, or later.
- Verify remote content loading is disabled by policy or default configuration.
- Check mail security guidance for users handling OpenPGP messages.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1881530CVE reference
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-07/CVE reference
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-08/CVE reference
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00005.htmlCVE reference
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