Frappe HRMS up to 16.49.x improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Frappe HRMS up to 16.49.x. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-126411. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Frappe HRMS up to 16.49.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Frappe HRMS 16.0.0 before 16.50.0 lacks authorization checks on certain HR workflow endpoints, letting authenticated users access records they are not permitted to view. Any logged-in user, including one with only the Employee role, can read candidate record details and employee email addresses, and cause emails to be sent to employees.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-126411 since 11/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.50.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Frappe

Name

• HRMS

Version

• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.4
• 16.5
• 16.6
• 16.7
• 16.8
• 16.9
• 16.10
• 16.11
• 16.12
• 16.13
• 16.14
• 16.15
• 16.16
• 16.17
• 16.18
• 16.19
• 16.20
• 16.21
• 16.22
• 16.23
• 16.24
• 16.25
• 16.26
• 16.27
• 16.28
• 16.29
• 16.30
• 16.31
• 16.32
• 16.33
• 16.34
• 16.35
• 16.36
• 16.37
• 16.38
• 16.39
• 16.40
• 16.41
• 16.42
• 16.43
• 16.44
• 16.45
• 16.46
• 16.47
• 16.48
• 16.49

Website

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

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