CVE-2026-78160 Dolibarr ERP User Notes note.php authorization

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the User Notes Handler to access or modify notes without proper permissions.

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-2026-78160?

CVE-2026-78160 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dolibarr ERP, published on 24 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Dolibarr ERP up to 18.0.10/22.0.5/23.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /user/note.php of the component User Notes Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 23.0.4 and 24.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The identifier of the patch is 9b5229ef3a9b58d00252d327936b022fb739f149. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78160?

How do I fix CVE-2026-78160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78160 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-2026-78160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh42-frc6-75f3.

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