CVE-2026-55242: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in frappe erpnext
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.111.0 and 16.22.0, an authenticated user with a standard operational role can trigger server-side template injection through a configuration field, resulting in unauthorized disclosure of data outside the user's normal permission scope. This issue is fixed in versions 15.111.0 and 16.22.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-55242 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in ERPNext, a free and open source ERP tool. Authenticated users with standard operational roles can exploit a server-side template injection vulnerability through a configuration field, resulting in unauthorized data disclosure outside their permission scope. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 15.111.0 and 16.22.0 and is fixed in these versions.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authenticated user with limited privileges to access sensitive data beyond their authorized scope, potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade ERPNext to version 15.111.0 or later, or 16.22.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-55242: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in frappe erpnext
Description
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.111.0 and 16.22.0, an authenticated user with a standard operational role can trigger server-side template injection through a configuration field, resulting in unauthorized disclosure of data outside the user's normal permission scope. This issue is fixed in versions 15.111.0 and 16.22.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55242 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in ERPNext, a free and open source ERP tool. Authenticated users with standard operational roles can exploit a server-side template injection vulnerability through a configuration field, resulting in unauthorized data disclosure outside their permission scope. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 15.111.0 and 16.22.0 and is fixed in these versions.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authenticated user with limited privileges to access sensitive data beyond their authorized scope, potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade ERPNext to version 15.111.0 or later, or 16.22.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T16:44:00.624Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a57af5d68715ace430250a0
Added to database: 07/15/2026, 16:03:41 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 16:18:12 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 03:34:58 UTC
Views: 9
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