---
title: "CVE-2026-119049: FreeMail - Authorization Bypass"
description: "FreeMail < 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper access control in the POST /api/create endpoint, letting authenticated users claim other users' mailboxes and access their messages, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-119049/
---

# CVE-2026-119049 FreeMail - Authorization Bypass

FreeMail < 5.3.2 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper access control in the POST /api/create endpoint, letting authenticated users claim other users' mailboxes and access their messages, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 7.6 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119049)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Published

29 October 2026

Updated

31 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-639](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 5.3.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119049](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119049)
- [https://github.com/idinging/freemail](https://github.com/idinging/freemail)
- [https://github.com/idinging/freemail/blob/a95c1710e7eeb9f2c74a49ef962f4f43a36695b3/src/db/users.js#L137-L163](https://github.com/idinging/freemail/blob/a95c1710e7eeb9f2c74a49ef962f4f43a36695b3/src/db/users.js#L137-L163)
- [https://github.com/idinging/freemail/commit/62ed3afdbb4de90a135c12de928e586caf01b5a1](https://github.com/idinging/freemail/commit/62ed3afdbb4de90a135c12de928e586caf01b5a1)
- [https://github.com/idinging/freemail/issues/73](https://github.com/idinging/freemail/issues/73)
- [https://github.com/idinging/freemail/releases/tag/v5.3.2](https://github.com/idinging/freemail/releases/tag/v5.3.2)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freemail-before-5.3.2-authorization-bypass-via-api-create-mailbox-claiming](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freemail-before-5.3.2-authorization-bypass-via-api-create-mailbox-claiming)

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