CVE-2026-109670

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: Required
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-79

Impact

Attackers can run malicious JavaScript in operators' browsers to hijack sessions or tamper with data. They need low-privilege network credentials with write access to item master data and an operator to view the affected record.

Root cause

Item record names are rendered directly into the UI without proper HTML escaping.

Affected systems

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.110.0, and 16.x versions before 16.21.0.

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

Fix & remediation

Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to 15.110.0, 16.21.0, or later. If patching immediately is not possible, restrict write access to item master data to trusted users.

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 stored cross-site scripting vulnerability caused by record names being rendered without escaping. Attackers with write access to item master data can store malicious script in a record name that executes in the browser of any operator who opens the affected page.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109670