CVE-2026-72907Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Authenticated Account creation via caller-controlled permission bypass

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Improper authorization in Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and 16.22.0 allows remote authenticated users to create unauthorized Account records. The add_ac function in erpnext/accounts/utils.py copied a caller-supplied ignore_permissions value onto the new Account document, causing insertion to skip the required create-permission check. Limited application access is sufficient to add accounting master data, compromising financial-data integrity and audit trails.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Frappe ERPNext before 15.111.0 and 16.22.0 allows remote authenticated users to create unauthorized Account records. The add_ac function in erpnext/accounts/utils.py copied a caller-supplied ignore_permissions value onto the new Account document, causing insertion to skip the required create-permission check. Limited application access is sufficient to add accounting master data, compromising financial-data integrity and audit trails.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-72907
Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Product
ERPNext
Classifications
CWE-285, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 15.111.0
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 16.0.0, < 16.22.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. · ERPNextversion=< 15.111.0; version=>= 16.0.0, < 16.22.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1565.001Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation

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