Frappe ERPNext up to 16.9.0 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Frappe ERPNext up to 16.9.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-44442. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Frappe ERPNext up to 16.9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 16.9.1, certain endpoints failed to enforce proper authorization checks, allowing users to modify data beyond their permitted role. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.9.1.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-44442 since 05/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 16.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.9
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: ERPNext 16.9.1

Timelineinfo

05/06/2026 CVE reserved
05/14/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
05/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-cg5w-7g26-p3w9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44442 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363782

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2026 05:52
Changes: 05/14/2026 05:52 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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