CVE-2026-109656

6.5Medium

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

6.5Medium

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

Impact

Authenticated attackers with low-privileged accounts can read sensitive item master data they should not have access to. They only need standard network access and valid low-level credentials.

Root cause

Certain API endpoints fail to enforce role authorization checks before returning item master data.

Affected systems

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.118.2 and 16.x versions before 16.30.0

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

Fix & remediation

Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to version 15.118.2, 16.30.0, or newer. No interim workaround is documented, so prioritize patching.

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 15.118.2 and 16.x before 16.30.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in which certain endpoints fail to enforce proper authorization checks on item master data. Authenticated attackers with low-privileged accounts can call these endpoints to read item master data beyond their permitted role.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109656