Description
For Exchange accounts using EWS or Microsoft Graph with OAuth2 authentication, Thunderbird sent the OAuth2 access token to the server even when the configured server URL used unencrypted HTTP. An attacker able to observe network traffic could obtain the token and use it to access the user's mailbox until the token expired. An attacker positioned on the network during account setup could cause such a URL to be configured. 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 | 1:153.7.0esr-1~deb12u1 | — |
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