CVE-2021-29956

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    CVE-2021-29956

    Published: 24 Jun 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

    References: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-22/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1710290

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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