CVE-2026-109667: Improper Privilege Management in frappe erpnext
Description
Frappe ERPNext versions before 15.111.0 and 16.x before 16.22.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw exists in a record-creation endpoint that disables permission checks when inserting records based on the request's record type. Any authenticated user, even without operational roles, can exploit this to create privileged accounts and gain full control of the site.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
frappe
erpnext
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-109667 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Frappe ERPNext affecting versions prior to 15.111.0 and 16.x prior to 16.22.0. The vulnerability arises from a record-creation endpoint that accepts the record type from the request and inserts the record without enforcing permission checks. This allows any authenticated user, regardless of their assigned roles, to supply a privileged record type and create privileged accounts, thereby taking full administrative control of the ERPNext site.
Potential Impact
An attacker with any authenticated access can escalate privileges by creating privileged accounts, resulting in full control over the ERPNext site. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in versions 15.111.0 and 16.22.0. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. Patch status is confirmed by the affected version ranges indicating fixed versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-12T21:07:34.160Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6acd63e92cdf04f656e1e5e6
Added to database: 10/12/2026, 22:49:13 UTC
Last enriched: 10/12/2026, 23:03:58 UTC
Last updated: 10/12/2026, 23:48:13 UTC
Views: 5
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