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CVE-2026-40866: horilla · Improper Access Control

Affects horillaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
horilla-opensourcehorillaAffected
  • =1.5.0
Fixed in–
GitHubhorilla/horilla-hrpkg:github/horilla/horilla-hrOther threatsAffected
  • =1.5.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the document upload functionality to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to document modifications. Avoid granting unnecessary authenticated access to users who do not require document upload capabilities.

Description

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In 1.5.0, an insecure direct object reference in the employee document upload endpoint allows any authenticated user to overwrite or replace or corrupt another employee’s document by changing the document ID in the upload request. This enables unauthorized modification of HR records.

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