Frappe hrms up to 15.58.0/16.4.0 API Endpoint access control

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Frappe hrms up to 15.58.0/16.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40888. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Frappe hrms up to 15.58.0/16.4.0. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Frappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to versions 15.58.1 and 16.4.1, an authenticated user with default role can access unauthorized information by exploiting certain api endpoint. Versions 15.58.1 and 16.4.1 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-40888 since 04/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 15.58.1 or 16.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• Frappe

Name

• hrms

Version

• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.3
• 15.4
• 15.5
• 15.6
• 15.7
• 15.8
• 15.9
• 15.10
• 15.11
• 15.12
• 15.13
• 15.14
• 15.15
• 15.16
• 15.17
• 15.18
• 15.19
• 15.20
• 15.21
• 15.22
• 15.23
• 15.24
• 15.25
• 15.26
• 15.27
• 15.28
• 15.29
• 15.30
• 15.31
• 15.32
• 15.33
• 15.34
• 15.35
• 15.36
• 15.37
• 15.38
• 15.39
• 15.40
• 15.41
• 15.42
• 15.43
• 15.44
• 15.45
• 15.46
• 15.47
• 15.48
• 15.49
• 15.50
• 15.51
• 15.52
• 15.53
• 15.54
• 15.55
• 15.56
• 15.57
• 15.58.0
• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.4.0

Website

• Product: https://github.com/frappe/hrms/

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