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CVE-2026-100804

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Description

Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 157 and Firefox 157.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.6 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-29 13:17:45.493000
Last modified
2026-10-19 17:38:58.340000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:17:45.493",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T17:38:58.340",
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