Missing authorization in Frappe Builder lets users consume LLM credits
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 · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Frappe Builder versions from 1.33.0 before 1.36.0 contain a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the improve_prompt endpoint. Any authenticated user with a non-Guest session can call it to run LLM completions with the site owner's stored OpenRouter API key, consuming paid credits. The attacker needs low privileges and no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Frappe Builder versions 1.33.0 before1.36.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the improve_prompt endpoint that allows any authenticated non-Guest session to invoke LLM completions without proper permission checks. Attackers can call the improve_prompt API to leverage the site owner's stored OpenRouter API key via resolve_api_key, consuming paid LLM credits and effectively turning the site into a free LLM proxy.
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 Builder to 1.36.0. Red Hat Satellite 6 is affected without a fix, and Red Hat lists no plan available for it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA builder (frappe) Fixed in 1.36.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115718
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-115718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-115718 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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