CVE-2026-109642

4.3Medium

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

4.3Medium

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

Impact

Authenticated users can access unauthorized endpoints to read sensitive data beyond their role's permissions. An attacker needs valid low-privilege login credentials to query these endpoints.

Root cause

Certain API endpoints completely omit role-based authorization checks.

Affected systems

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.110.0 and 16.x before 16.21.0

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

Fix & remediation

Upgrade ERPNext to version 15.110.0, 16.21.0, or newer. If patching immediately is not possible, restrict untrusted authenticated user access or block vulnerable internal endpoints at the reverse proxy.

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 15.110.0 and 16.x before 16.21.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in which certain endpoints fail to enforce proper authorization checks. Authenticated users can query these endpoints to read data beyond what their assigned role permits.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109642