CVE-2026-12301 Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A memory safety bug in Firefox and Thunderbird allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code, requiring users to upgrade to version 152.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-12301?

CVE-2026-12301 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 16 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12301?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2026-12301?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-12301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pm44-3cfj-hw45, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12301.

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