Description
When a message was forwarded inline, edited as new, or had an attachment dragged into a compose window, a specially crafted link attachment (a .desktop file on Linux, or a .url or .lnk file on Windows) was replaced with the content of the file or URL it pointed to when the message was saved or sent. This could disclose local files, or content from the user's network, to the message recipients or to the mail provider.
This bug only affects Thunderbird on Linux and Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 160 and Thunderbird 153.7.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 153.7 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | thunderbird | 1:153.7.0esr-1~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | thunderbird | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4515 Mozilla Firefox und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026