CVE-2026-84637 (GCVE-0-2026-84637)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 21:25 – Updated: 2026-09-02 18:49
VLAI
Title
Calendar invitation attachments could launch local executables
Summary
Malicious calendar invitations could use file URI attachments to launch local or network-hosted executables on Windows, bypassing Thunderbird's normal executable attachment protections. With the new invitation display enabled, the attachment could also appear under a misleading filename. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 154 and Thunderbird 153.2.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 18:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 153.2 , ≤ 153.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 154 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Trung Nguyen
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