Date: 
Tuesday, Nov 10th, 2026
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CONTRIB-2026-022
Security risk: 
Moderately Critical
Vulnerability: 
Information Disclosure
Versions affected: 

MimeMail module, all versions prior to 1.x-1.1.10

Description: 

The Mime Mail module gives Backdrop sites the ability to send HTML email messages.

Under rare site configuration conditions, a person with the ability to send HTML emails could send non-public data that had been uploaded to the files directory. 

This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact the attacker would need advance knowledge of uploaded files, and also have permission to send HTML emails and set the recipient list.

Solution: 

Update your site to use the most recent version of MimeMail module. Download available on the MimeMail project page.

Reported By: 
Coordinated By: 

Security email list

Backdrop maintains a security mailing list. Whenever a security release comes out, an email will be sent to everyone subscribed to that list, announcing the new release. Please follow the steps below to join the Security email list.

  1. Log in to backdropcms.org
  2. Edit your profile
  3. Switch to the "Subscriptions" tab
  4. Check the box labeled "Security updates"
  5. Save the form