thunderbird: Fix of 2 CVEs
- 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
- 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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"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",
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"severity": "unknown",
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"aliases": [
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"package": {
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"purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/thunderbird?distro=almalinux-9.2",
"ecosystem": "TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2"
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"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/cloudlinux/tuxcare-osv/tree/main/data/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1782811369.json"
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:43:13.202331930Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
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"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"
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"evidence": "/upstream"
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"security_relevant": true,
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 449762,
"published_at": "2026-06-30T09:23:08+00:00"
}