Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and 16.x before 16.22.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in a record-creation endpoint that takes the record type from the request and inserts the record with permission checks disabled. Any authenticated user, including one holding no operational role, can supply a privileged record type to create privileged accounts and take full control of the site.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Description Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and 16.x before 16.22.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in a record-creation endpoint that takes the record type from the request and inserts the record with permission checks disabled. Any authenticated user, including one holding no operational role, can supply a privileged record type to create privileged accounts and take full control of the site.
Title Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized Record Creation
First Time appeared Frappe
Frappe erpnext
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Frappe
Frappe erpnext
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T12:41:30.868Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T21:07:34.160Z

Link: CVE-2026-109667

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T12:41:20.998Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-12T23:17:34.210

Modified: 2026-10-14T13:17:27.710

Link: CVE-2026-109667

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T02:45:06Z

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