thunderbird: A remote RSS feed could use the itunes:new-feed-url or newLocation element to permanently change its stored subscript...
CVE-2026-118178 is fixed in thunderbird on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118178, released October 31, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A remote RSS feed could use the itunes:new-feed-url or newLocation element to permanently change its stored subscription URL to a file: URL. Thunderbird then read that location on every feed update. This allowed a malicious feed, or an attacker able to modify a feed delivered over HTTP, to make Thunderbird read local files and, on Windows, connect to an attacker-controlled network share, which could leak the user's NTLM credentials. The NTLM credential leak only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are affected by the local file read only. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159 and Thunderbird 153.6.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118178 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118178 | Oct 31, 2026 |
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