CVE-2026-72909 ERPNext: Broken Access Control on certain endpoints
Authenticated users can bypass permission checks to read unauthorized cross-company financial data in Accounts Receivable and Payable reports.
- 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-2026-72909?
CVE-2026-72909 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in frappe erpnext, published on 10 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.112.0 and 16.23.0, the ReceivablePayableReport prepare_conditions path in erpnext/accounts/report/accounts_receivable/accounts_receivable.py does not apply Customer and Supplier user permissions to the Payment Ledger Entry dynamic-link party field, allowing any authenticated user to read unauthorized cross-company financial data in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable reports. This issue is fixed in versions 15.112.0 and 16.23.0.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72909?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72909?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72909 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-2026-72909 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72909 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p577-cxv9-h82f.