CVE-2026-109653 Frappe ERPNext before 15.119.0 Stored XSS Leading to Account Takeover
A stored XSS vulnerability in Frappe ERPNext allows low-privilege users to execute scripts in privileged users' browsers, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109653?
CVE-2026-109653 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in frappe erpnext, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Frappe ERPNext before 15.119.0 and 16.x before 16.31.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because record fields are rendered into an HTML attribute context without escaping. A low-privilege user can store a malicious payload in a record field that executes in the browser of any privileged user who opens the affected page, enabling account takeover.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109653?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-109653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pr6-r75h-h8xx, GHSA-g9jx-m3gp-q3jv.