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Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext record creation endpoints

Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Frappe ERPNext before 15.110.0 and 16.x before 16.21.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in certain endpoints that do not enforce authorization checks. An unauthenticated remote attacker can call these endpoints to create records and enumerate availability, even when an administrator has disabled the corresponding feature.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.110.0 and 16.x before 16.21.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain endpoints that fail to enforce authorization checks. Unauthenticated remote attackers can call these endpoints to create records and enumerate availability even when an administrator has disabled the corresponding feature.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00316 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.110.0, 16.21.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
frappeerpnextbefore 15.110.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.21.015.110.0, 16.21.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.110.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.21.0 Fixed in 15.110.0, 16.21.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——frappe
  • cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·frappe

Remediation

Upgrade ERPNext to version 15.110.0 or 16.21.0. The sources list no fixed version for other branches.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.110.0, 16.21.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    frappe erpnext 15.110.0, 16.21.0

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71425 Frappe ERPNext inventory endpoints lack authorization, allowing data changesPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-71397 SQL injection in Frappe ERPNext via missing input validationPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-71401 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext endpoints exposes dataPriority LOW 29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109641
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-9h3g-qxq9-cw8j
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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