CVE-2026-84143

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-01. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Internally found bugs present in Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird ESR 153.1 and Thunderbird ESR 140.14. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 155, Firefox ESR 140.15, Firefox ESR 153.2, Thunderbird 155, Thunderbird 140.15, and Thunderbird 153.2.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
32%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 153.2 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-88/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 140.15 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-87/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 155 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-86/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 153.2 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-85/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 140.15 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-84/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 155 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-82/
generic

Access Denied

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2057108
generic

Client Challenge

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2054631%2C2054657%2C2055007%2C2055681%2C2057107%2C2058087%2C2058088%2C2058090%2C2058095%2C2058101%2C2059183%2C2059185%2C2061301%2C2061325
generic

Client Challenge

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2048793%2C2054645%2C2057114%2C2059109%2C2061287

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-84143(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(6 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr102.11.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (198 versions)140.15.0esr-1~deb12u1—
thunderbird1:102.11.0-1 ... 1:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (227 versions)1:140.15.0esr-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (74 versions)140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1—
thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1 ... 1:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (83 versions)1:140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (75 versions)140.15.0esr-1—
thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1 ... 1:153.2.0esr-1 (93 versions)——

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 136× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-84143?
CVE-2026-84143 is a critical vulnerability published on September 1, 2026. Internally found bugs present in Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird ESR 153.1 and Thunderbird ESR 140.14. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was…
When was CVE-2026-84143 disclosed?
CVE-2026-84143 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-84143 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-84143 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 68.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-84143?
CVE-2026-84143 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-84143?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-84143, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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