CVE-2026-109665

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 low-privileged users can deactivate master records, corrupting operational data. Attackers only need basic network access and a valid low-privilege user account on the system.

Root cause

Specific ERPNext endpoints fail to execute authorization and permission checks before processing deactivation requests.

Affected systems

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.108.0 and 16.x versions before 16.18.0

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

Fix & remediation

Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to version 15.108.0 or 16.18.0 depending on your release branch. No interim configuration mitigation is documented; restrict untrusted user account access until patched.

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 15.108.0 and 16.x before 16.18.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain endpoints that fail to enforce proper permission checks. Authenticated low-privileged users can call these endpoints to deactivate master records, modifying data beyond their permitted role.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109665