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thunderbird: Fix of 2 CVEs

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-8970: constrain AsyncPrefs by remoteType so a compromised content process cannot set security-relevant prefs via AsyncPrefs; split the allowlist into privileged-about and unprivileged-exposed sets (Bug 2032174) - CVE-2026-8961: add locationspecific="true" to Thunderbird's PopupAutoComplete panel so the form-autocomplete dropdown is dismissed on navigation, closing a spoofing window (Bug 1962625)

Products
thunderbird
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma.tuxcare.els15
CVEs
CVE-2026-8961, CVE-2026-8970
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

thunderbird: Fix of 2 CVEs

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Jun 2026, 09:23 UTC

- CVE-2026-8970: constrain AsyncPrefs by remoteType so a compromised content process cannot set security-relevant prefs via AsyncPrefs; split the allowlist into privileged-about and unprivileged-exposed sets (Bug 2032174) - CVE-2026-8961: add locationspecific="true" to Thunderbird's PopupAutoComplete panel so the form-autocomplete dropdown is dismissed on navigation, closing a spoofing window (Bug 1962625)

osv:CLSA-2026-1782811369

thunderbird

Fixed versions: 115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma.tuxcare.els15

Complete source record
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  "id": "773a9f8196d24cb9cd500108c98fb5685fd5c2004dde2c52ce3f5500c4601010",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1782811369",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "thunderbird: Fix of 2 CVEs",
    "summary": "- CVE-2026-8970: constrain AsyncPrefs by remoteType so a compromised content process cannot set security-relevant prefs via AsyncPrefs; split the allowlist into privileged-about and unprivileged-exposed sets (Bug 2032174) - CVE-2026-8961: add locationspecific=\"true\" to Thunderbird's PopupAutoComplete panel so the form-autocomplete dropdown is dismissed on navigation, closing a spoofing window (Bug 1962625)",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1782811369",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "thunderbird",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma.tuxcare.els15",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CLSA-2026-1782811369",
      "aliases": [
        "CLSA-2026-1782811369"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma.tuxcare.els15"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "thunderbird",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/thunderbird?distro=almalinux-9.2",
            "ecosystem": "TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/cloudlinux/tuxcare-osv/tree/main/data/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1782811369.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T09:43:13.202331930Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-8961",
        "CVE-2026-8970"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1782811369.html",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8961",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8970"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-8961",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-8970",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 449762,
  "published_at": "2026-06-30T09:23:08+00:00"
}