CVE-2026-7324
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMemory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 150.0.0. 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 150.0.1 and Thunderbird 150.0.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMemory safety bugs in Thunderbird 150.0.0 allowed memory corruption that could potentially be exploited for arbitrary code execution with sufficient effort. This is a classic memory safety vulnerability in the Mozilla browser engine.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 150.0.1< 150.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Firefox is installedCheck for Firefox installation by looking for the executable. On Windows: check C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe. On macOS: check /Applications/Firefox.app. On Linux: run 'which firefox' or check /usr/bin/firefox.Affected if Firefox is present on the system
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Check Firefox installed versionRun 'firefox --version' on Linux/macOS, or check the application properties on Windows. Alternatively, access about:firefox in the browser address bar.Affected if The reported version is less than 150.0.1
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Identify if Thunderbird is installedCheck for Thunderbird installation. On Windows: check C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe. On macOS: check /Applications/Thunderbird.app. On Linux: run 'which thunderbird' or check /usr/bin/thunderbird.Affected if Thunderbird is present on the system
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Check Thunderbird installed versionRun 'thunderbird --version' on Linux/macOS, or check the application properties on Windows. Alternatively, access about:thunderbird in the application.Affected if The reported version is less than 150.0.1
The environment is affected if any installed Firefox or Thunderbird version is below 150.0.1.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped150.0.1
Upgrade to Thunderbird 150.0.1 or Firefox 150.0.1 (or later) to patch the memory safety vulnerabilities.
Firefox 150.0.1 and Thunderbird 150.0.1
- Back up any important data, bookmarks, and settings from the current Firefox/Thunderbird installation
- Download Firefox 150.0.1 from the official Mozilla website (www.mozilla.org) or your organization's software distribution channel
- Download Thunderbird 150.0.1 from the official Mozilla website (www.mozilla.org) or your organization's software distribution channel
- Close all instances of Firefox and Thunderbird
- Install Firefox 150.0.1 by running the installer and following the prompts
- Install Thunderbird 150.0.1 by running the installer and following the prompts
- After installation, verify the version by navigating to Help > About Firefox and Help > About Thunderbird to confirm version 150.0.1 is installed
- Restart the applications and test that they function normally
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-7324 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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