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7.5

Critical Security Flaw in Thunderbird Email Client

RHSA-2026:3981
Summary

A security update has been released for Thunderbird, a popular email client, to fix a critical vulnerability. This means that if you use Thunderbird, you're at risk of your account being compromised if you open a malicious email. Update your Thunderbird software as soon as possible to protect your account.

What to do
  • Update redhat thunderbird to version 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4.
  • Update redhat thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4.
  • Update redhat thunderbird-debugsource to version 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
redhat thunderbird <= 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4
redhat thunderbird-debuginfo <= 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4
redhat thunderbird-debugsource <= 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4 0:140.8.0-1.el9_4
Original title
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
osv CVSS3.1 7.5
Published: 9 Mar 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 9 Mar 2026