Medium 6.5Published Apr 21, 2026

CVE-2026-40888Frappe HR vulnerable to Improper Access Control

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 1:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Frappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to versions 15.58.1 and 16.4.1, an authenticated user with default role can access unauthorized information by exploiting certain api endpoint. Versions 15.58.1 and 16.4.1 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Apr 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

frappe hrms frappe:hrms (from the name)	before 15.58.1; before 16.4.1	CNA record
frappe frappe_hr frappe:frappe_hr	before 15.58.1; from 16.0.0 before 16.4.1	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/frappe/hrms/security/advisories/GHSA-4375-7rxj-9hfx	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v15.58.1	x-refsource-misc, release-notes
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v16.4.1	x-refsource-misc, release-notes

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