What is CVE-2026-109601?

CVE-2026-109601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-109601?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Frappe

CVE-2026-109601

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.

Published 2026-10-12 · last modified 2026-10-12.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Frappe

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-8v98-cfpm-9p67 (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-framework-before-16.30.0-arbitrary-file-rea… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-109601?: CVE-2026-109601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-109601?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.