EspoCRM up to 9.3.4 Backend API /api/v1/Note/{id}/pin process ID access control

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A vulnerability was found in EspoCRM up to 9.3.4 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function process of the file /api/v1/Note/{id}/pin of the component Backend API. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-41160. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in EspoCRM up to 9.3.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function process of the file /api/v1/Note/{id}/pin of the component Backend API. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

EspoCRM is an open source customer relationship management application. Prior to 9.3.5, a business logic flaw (Broken Access Control) in EspoCRM 9.3.3 allows low-privileged users to pin arbitrary notes without having the required edit permissions for the parent object. Due to a "write first, authorize later" execution flaw in the backend API, even though the server correctly returns a 403 Forbidden error, the targeted note's pinned status is already persistently modified in the database. The root cause lies in the server-side processing of the POST /api/v1/Note/{id}/pin endpoint. In application/Espo/Tools/Stream/Api/PostNotePin.php, the process() method first calls getNote($id) before calling checkParent($note). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.3.5.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-41160 since 04/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 9.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• EspoCRM

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• 9.3.0
• 9.3.1
• 9.3.2
• 9.3.3
• 9.3.4

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm/

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