CVE-2026-108733 Frappe HR (hrms) before 16.11.0 Missing Authorization via expire_allocation
Authenticated users can expire any employee's leave allocation, wiping their remaining leave balance without proper authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-108733?
CVE-2026-108733 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in frappe hrms, published on 11 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Frappe HR (hrms) before 16.11.0, including all 14.x and 15.x releases through 15.64.3, contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the whitelisted expire_allocation method that allows authenticated users to expire any leave allocation. Attackers without HR roles can name another employee's Leave Allocation in a POST request to zero its allocated leaves and wipe that employee's remaining leave balance.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108733?
How do I fix CVE-2026-108733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-108733 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-108733 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xfq-498m-4hrf.