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TI-2026-71426 Aliases CVE-2026-109667GHSA-f3v4-m95v-25ch

Privilege escalation in Frappe ERPNext via record creation

Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.22.0 has an improper privilege management flaw (CWE-269). A record-creation endpoint takes the record type from the request and inserts the record with permission checks disabled. Any authenticated user, including one with no operational role, can supply a privileged record type to create privileged accounts and take full control of the site.

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

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and 16.x before 16.22.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in a record-creation endpoint that takes the record type from the request and inserts the record with permission checks disabled. Any authenticated user, including one holding no operational role, can supply a privileged record type to create privileged accounts and take full control of the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00246 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.111.0, 16.22.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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 15.111.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.22.015.111.0, 16.22.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.111.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.22.0 Fixed in 15.111.0, 16.22.0 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 Frappe ERPNext to 15.111.0 for the 15.x line or to 16.22.0 for the 16.x line.

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

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.111.0, 16.22.0

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    frappe erpnext 15.111.0, 16.22.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71402 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes project dataPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109667
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-f3v4-m95v-25ch
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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Sources

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