Frappe Helpdesk authorization bypass lets users impersonate customers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Frappe Helpdesk before 1.26.0 contains an authorization bypass (CWE-639) that lets authenticated portal users create tickets on behalf of other customers by supplying a raised_by value. An authenticated remote attacker with low privileges can plant phishing tickets in a victim's portal and read the victim's replies through the ticket activity endpoint.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Frappe Helpdesk before 1.26.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated portal users to create tickets impersonating other customers by supplying a raised_by value. Attackers can call the hd_ticket.api.new endpoint with a victim's email to plant phishing tickets in their portal and read their replies via get_ticket_activities.
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
Frappe Helpdesk is fixed in version 1.26.0. Upgrade to 1.26.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA helpdesk (frappe) Fixed in 1.26.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111939
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-4f8v-crcw-833x
References
Patch 2
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-2026-111939 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111939 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4f8v-crcw-833x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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