I came to report this bug but found it is already here.

I am on linux (Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS) and am using Thunderbird 102.2.2,
although this was also present in version 91 (I only upgraded recently).

I have Thunderbird set to use the system PDF application (in this case
Evince) for reading PDF files, which works perfectly for reading
messages sent to me.

However, when I attach a PDF document to an email and try to open it to
check something, it only gives me the option for Firefox. Fortunately,
Firefox can display PDF files but it is not the behaviour I
expected.Thanks for digging into it.

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Title:
  [upstream] In Compose window, if a PDf is joined and clicked to open,
  Thunderbird launches Firefox instead of Evince

Status in Mozilla Thunderbird:
  In Progress
Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  In Thunderbird on Ubuntu Gnome, I set Evince as default program to
  open pdf files from Thunderbird.

  In received messages, and those saved on "Sent" folder, it works
  perfectly.

  But in the "Compose" window: if I add a pdf file to the message, and
  double-click on it to open and verify it, Thunderbird always uses
  Firefox to show it.

  In case Firefox is not installed (has been removed), I have an error
  message telling there is not associated application for pdf files and
  to go to Preferences - where Evince is already and still defined as
  default.

  It happens since many months and bug is still present in Thunderbird
  102 / Ubuntu 22.10 beta.

  It's not the same as bug 234349 as here, it's not an URL file but
  directly a pdf joined in a mail.

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