CVE
HRMS missing authorization in record update endpoints
Affects Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 before 15.64.2 and 16.0.0 before 16.20.0, where Employee-role users can call the record update endpoints. Fixed in 15.64.2 and 16.20.0.
Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 15.64.2, 16.20.0
- Who is exposed
- Specific setups only
Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Frappe HRMS 15.x before 15.64.2 or 16.x before 16.20.0 The attacker has an account with the Employee role
- Published
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- FIRST's estimate of the chance attackers exploit it in the next 30 days, updated daily.What do these mean? →
- 0.44% · 38th percentile
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 17/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 before 15.64.2 and 16.0.0 before 16.20.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain record update endpoints that lack an ownership check. Authenticated users with the Employee role can call these endpoints to modify records belonging to other employees, beyond their permitted role.
Who should check
Teams running Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 to before 15.64.2 or 16.0.0 to before 16.20.0, especially sites with Employee-role users
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure8/25Specific setups only, reachable over the network
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity8.7/10CVSS 8.7
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 67 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 62 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 24 if CISA's SSVC rates it automatable
What to do
Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.
Frappe HRMS 15.x before 15.64.2 or 16.x before 16.20.0 The attacker has an account with the Employee roleUpgrade to a fixed version: 15.64.2, 16.20.0.
Check your systems with an agent
Paste this into a coding or ops agent. It checks your systems read-only and reports a table per asset.
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126414 (Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 before 15.64.2 Missing Authorization in Record Update Endpoints), using the cve.now data below.
Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.
What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126414 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- frappe hrms: from 15.0.0, fixed in 15.64.2
- frappe hrms: from 16.0.0, fixed in 16.20.0
Fixed versions: 15.64.2, 16.20.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Frappe HRMS 15.x before 15.64.2 or 16.x before 16.20.0 (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hrms-15.0.0-before-15.64.2-missing-authorization-in-record-update-endpoints)
- The attacker has an account with the Employee role (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hrms-15.0.0-before-15.64.2-missing-authorization-in-record-update-endpoints)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126414 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126414 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.
How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.
Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/frappe/hrms/security/advisories/GHSA-87rf-mqrq-hmm3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hrms-15.0.0-before-15.64.2-missing-authorization-in-record-update-endpoints
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.
Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.
Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126414
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- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- frappe hrms
From 15.0.0 · fixed in 15.64.2
- frappe hrms
From 16.0.0 · fixed in 16.20.0
Evidence 4
Vendor advisory · 1
Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.
- Advisory
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
- Record
- Record
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-126414
Is CVE-2026-126414 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: cve.now feed data
What does this mean?
The record update endpoints lack an authorization check, so an authenticated Employee-role user can modify records belonging to other employees, beyond their permitted role.Source: vulncheck.com
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126414?
hrms: from 15.0.0 before 15.64.2. hrms: from 16.0.0 before 16.20.0.Source: cve.now feed data
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Frappe HRMS 15.0.0 before 15.64.2 and 16.0.0 before 16.20.0 are affected, in setups where accounts have the Employee role. Check the installed Frappe HRMS version against these ranges.Source: vulncheck.com
How do I fix CVE-2026-126414?
Upgrade to 15.64.2 on the 15.x line or 16.20.0 on the 16.x line.Source: vulncheck.com