Description
When setting up an account, Thunderbird's Exchange AutoDiscover lookup also queried the domain's AutoDiscover service over plain HTTP. Due to a bug, that unencrypted request included the credentials the user had entered, allowing a network attacker to obtain the user's password. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 158.0.1 and Thunderbird 153.5.1.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla thunderbird

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-523
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description When setting up an account, Thunderbird's Exchange AutoDiscover lookup also queried the domain's AutoDiscover service over plain HTTP. Due to a bug, that unencrypted request included the credentials the user had entered, allowing a network attacker to obtain the user's password. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 158.0.1. When setting up an account, Thunderbird's Exchange AutoDiscover lookup also queried the domain's AutoDiscover service over plain HTTP. Due to a bug, that unencrypted request included the credentials the user had entered, allowing a network attacker to obtain the user's password. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 158.0.1 and Thunderbird 153.5.1.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description When setting up an account, Thunderbird's Exchange AutoDiscover lookup also queried the domain's AutoDiscover service over plain HTTP. Due to a bug, that unencrypted request included the credentials the user had entered, allowing a network attacker to obtain the user's password. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 158.0.1.
Title Account password sent unencrypted during Exchange account setup
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Mozilla Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T19:46:38.284Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T19:14:54.467Z

Link: CVE-2026-113866

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T20:17:19.397

Modified: 2026-10-20T20:17:19.397

Link: CVE-2026-113866

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-20T19:14:54Z

Links: CVE-2026-113866 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T22:45:17Z

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