Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-01
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-693
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Calendar invitation attachments could launch local executables
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Mozilla Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T21:44:14.831Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:25:08.170Z

Link: CVE-2026-84637

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-01T22:17:19.597

Modified: 2026-09-01T22:17:19.597

Link: CVE-2026-84637

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-01T21:25:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-84637 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T23:45:17Z

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