CVE-2026-109617

Deferred Deferred - Pending Action

Authentication Bypass in Frappe ERPNext Document Creation

Publication date: 2026-10-12

Last updated on: 2026-10-12

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.0 and 16.x before 16.34.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain endpoints that fail to enforce proper authorization checks during document creation. Authenticated low-privileged users can send requests to these endpoints to create documents against records beyond their permitted role, bypassing role-based permission restrictions.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-12

Last Modified

2026-10-12

Generated

2026-10-13

AI Q&A

2026-10-13

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-109617

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
frappe	erpnext	0
frappe	erpnext	16.0.0-beta.1

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.121.0 and 16.x before 16.34.0 have a missing authorization vulnerability. Authenticated low-privileged users can exploit certain endpoints to create documents for records outside their permitted role, bypassing role-based permission restrictions.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows low-privileged users to create unauthorized documents, potentially leading to data tampering, privilege escalation, or unauthorized access to sensitive information within the ERPNext system.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or modification, violating compliance requirements for data integrity and access control in standards like GDPR and HIPAA.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately upgrade Frappe ERPNext to version 15.121.0 or later if using 15.x, or to 16.34.0 or later if using 16.x. Review and enforce role-based permissions to ensure authenticated low-privileged users cannot create documents beyond their permitted scope.

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