CVE-2026-109623

5.4Medium

Published 12 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

5.4Medium

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-862

Impact

Authenticated attackers can modify documents and data beyond their assigned permissions. They need valid credentials to an account on the target ERPNext instance.

Root cause

Certain API endpoints fail to enforce proper role-based authorization checks.

Affected systems

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.121.1 and 16.x versions before 16.34.2.

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Fix & remediation

Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to version 15.121.1, 16.34.2, or later. No interim mitigation is documented, so patch immediately.

shell

$ bench update --apps erpnext

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.1 and 16.x before 16.34.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain endpoints that fail to enforce proper authorization checks. Authenticated attackers can send requests to these endpoints to modify documents and data beyond what their assigned role permits.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109623