Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-109665 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109665 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109665?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 12 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Frappe ERPNext before 15.108.0 and 16.x before 16.18.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109665?
- Yes: fixed in ERPNext 15.108.0, 16.18.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-109665 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-109665?
- Check whether you run Frappe ERPNext at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: ERPNext 15.108.0, 16.18.0
Technical details
The vulnerability is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in certain endpoints that deactivate master records. An authenticated user with low privileges can call these endpoints without proper role-based access control, allowing unauthorized modification of data beyond their assigned permissions. The attack requires network access and valid credentials but no user interaction; a fix is available in versions 15.108.0 and 16.18.0.
Affected products
- Frappe ERPNext before 15.108.0 and 16.x before 16.18.0
Timeline
- 2026-08-13: disclosed
- 2026-10-12: advisory