CVE-2026-119049
FreeMail before 5.3.2 Authorization Bypass via /api/create Mailbox Claiming
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
FreeMail before 5.3.2 Authorization Bypass via /api/create Mailbox Claiming
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
- Record
CVE-2026-119049- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-112815
7.2
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
- Record
EUVD-2026-112815- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mjv-78r5-wjqw
7.2
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated...
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
- Record
GHSA-7mjv-78r5-wjqw- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
- Record
CVE-2026-119049- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
FreeMail before 5.3.2 Authorization Bypass via /api/create Mailbox Claiming
FreeMail before 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to claim another user's existing mailbox via the POST /api/create endpoint. Attackers who know a victim's address can become co-owners through assignMailboxToUser to read messages and verification codes, set forwarding, and delete mail.
- Record
CVE-2026-119049- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-119049 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Idinging Freemail, published October 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/idinging/freemail/issues/73
github.com/idinging/freemail
github.com/idinging/freemail/commit/62ed3afdbb4de90a135c12de928e586caf01b5a1
github.com/idinging/freemail/releases/tag/v5.3.2
github.com/idinging/freemail/blob/a95c1710e7eeb9f2c74a49ef962f4f43a36695b3/src/db/users.js
vulncheck.com/advisories/freemail-before-5.3.2-authorization-bypass-via-api-create-mailbox-claiming
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119049
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mjv-78r5-wjqw
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119049.json