Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext lets users deactivate master records
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Frappe ERPNext before 15.108.0 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.18.0 is affected. Certain endpoints fail to enforce proper permission checks, which is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862). An authenticated user with low privileges can call these endpoints to deactivate master records, modifying data beyond their permitted role.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to 15.108.0 or 16.18.0. CVSS 4.0 base score 5.3 (medium).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.108.0, 16.18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109665
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-5grv-ghjx-fpqc
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More frappe vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-109665 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109665 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5grv-ghjx-fpqc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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