November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-126314frappe hrms Missing Authorization

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 before 15.64.6 and 16.0.0 before 16.20.1 does not check access to each employee on endpoints that create records in bulk for a list of employees. An authenticated user with create permission on the affected record type, such as HR User, can create records for employees outside their user-permission scope, including other companies' employees.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.7)
Published Date
Nov 13, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 13, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862: Missing Authorization ↗
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.7 (HIGH)
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
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 8.8)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • frappe hrms >= 15.0.0 and < 15.64.6
  • frappe hrms >= 16.0.0 and < 16.20.1
Patched Versions
  • frappe hrms 15.64.6
  • frappe hrms 16.20.1

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run frappe hrms and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 13, 2026Published
  • Nov 13, 2026Record last modified

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 10:08 (site time)