# CVE-2026-4371: Out of bounds read in IMAP parsing

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-24 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- Mozilla Thunderbird: version range not reported

## Description

A malicious mail server could send malformed strings with negative lengths, causing the parser to read memory outside the buffer. If a mail server or connection to a mail server were compromised, an attacker could cause the parser to malfunction, potentially crashing Thunderbird or leaking sensitive data. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 149 and Thunderbird 140.9.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Thunderbird, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2023493
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/

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