Heap-memory disclosure via crafted IMAP ID response
Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026
Use-after-free in Mozilla Thunderbird allows remote attackers controlling an IMAP server to disclose heap memory through a crafted ID response. Thunderbird mishandles object lifetime while parsing the server response, then uses freed memory and writes exposed heap contents to prefs.js. Exposure requires an account configured to connect to the malicious server; disclosed process data can remain in the local preferences file.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Mozilla Thunderbird allows remote attackers controlling an IMAP server to disclose heap memory through a crafted ID response. Thunderbird mishandles object lifetime while parsing the server response, then uses freed memory and writes exposed heap contents to prefs.js. Exposure requires an account configured to connect to the malicious server; disclosed process data can remain in the local preferences file.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-84641
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
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- Attack vector
- network
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- Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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