CVE-2026-109672: Frappe ERPNext missing authorization in financial data endpoints

CVE-2026-109672 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-12

Frappe ERPNext is an open-source enterprise resource planning system that manages financial, inventory, and business operations for organizations. A flaw in authorization checks allows authenticated users with limited permissions to access financial data they should not be able to read, potentially exposing sensitive business information like invoices, payments, and account details. An attacker with any valid login can exploit this without additional privileges or user interaction.

Technologies: Frappe ERPNext. Vendors: Frappe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-109672 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109672 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-109672?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 12 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Frappe ERPNext before 15.118.0; 16.x before 16.27.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109672?
Yes: fixed in ERPNext 15.118.0, 16.27.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-109672 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-109672?
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 15.118.0, 16.27.0

Technical details

This is a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in certain API endpoints that fail to properly validate role-based access controls. Authenticated users can directly query these endpoints over the network with no special privileges required, bypassing permission checks to read financial data. The vulnerability allows confidentiality breach through unauthorized data disclosure; no code modification or service disruption occurs.

Affected products

  • Frappe ERPNext before 15.118.0; 16.x before 16.27.0

Timeline

  • 2026-08-13: advisory
  • 2026-10-12: disclosed

References

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