CVE-2026-109601: Frappe Framework before v16.30.0 Arbitrary File Read via Outgoing Email HTML

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-12 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-73

Description

Frappe Framework before 15.117.0 and 16.x before 16.30.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the handling of attributes in outgoing email HTML. Attackers who can supply outgoing email content can set an attribute value referencing a local file path to expose sensitive server files.

Affected products

frappe: before 15.117.0; from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.30.0 — fixed in 15.117.0, 16.30.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: frappe 15.117.0, 16.30.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-8v98-cfpm-9p67
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-framework-before-16.30.0-arbitrary-file-read-via-outgoing-email-html

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