CVE-2026-0818

CSS-based exfiltration of the content from partially encrypted emails when allowing remote content

Medium · published January 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When a user explicitly requested Thunderbird to decrypt an inline OpenPGP message that was embedded in a text section of an email that was formatted and styled with HTML and CSS, then the decrypted contents were rendered in a context in which the CSS styles from the outer messages were active. If the user had additionally allowed loading of the remote content referenced by the outer email message, and the email was crafted by the sender using a combination of CSS rules and fonts and animations, then it was possible to extract the secret contents of the email. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 147.0.1 and Thunderbird 140.7.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00180 · 7.1th percentile
Published
2026-01-28T07:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JAN 07:39Z
    CSS-based exfiltration of the content from partially encrypted emails when allowing remote content
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