Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5930 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5931 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5932 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6342 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6917 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7837 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7838 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7839 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7840 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7841 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7842 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7843 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7845 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7858 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8284 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8285 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8286 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8287 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8288 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8289 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8290 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8315 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8427 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8850 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4720 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2004652%2C2019372%2C2021922%2C2022567%2C2022733 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450751 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4720 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4720.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4720 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/#CVE-2026-4720 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/#CVE-2026-4720 cve-icon
History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla thunderbird

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149 and Firefox ESR < 140.9. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149 and Firefox ESR < 140.9.
Title Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2026-03-24T12:30:43.271Z

Updated: 2026-07-15T00:49:09.776Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T23:22:41.974Z

Link: CVE-2026-4720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T03:17:50.062Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-24T13:16:07.893

Modified: 2026-07-15T02:22:51.497

Link: CVE-2026-4720

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-24T12:30:43Z

Links: CVE-2026-4720 - Bugzilla