CVE-2026-44442 | ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planni… | CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Description

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 16.9.1, certain endpoints failed to enforce proper authorization checks, allowing users to modify data beyond their permitted role. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.9.1.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-44442
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-05-06 14:40 UTC
Published: 2026-05-13 21:11 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-14 19:52 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-862
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Vendor / Product: frappe / erpnext
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.9 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
frappe	erpnext	—	< 16.9.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-862	cna	CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.9	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)

https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-cg5w-7g26-p3w9 https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-cg5w-7g26-p3w9