# CVE-2026-72909: ERPNext: Broken Access Control on certain endpoints

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.112.0, 16.23.0
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- frappe erpnext: fixed in 15.112.0; from 16.0.0, fixed in 16.23.0

## Description

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.112.0 and 16.23.0, the ReceivablePayableReport prepare_conditions path in erpnext/accounts/report/accounts_receivable/accounts_receivable.py does not apply Customer and Supplier user permissions to the Payment Ledger Entry dynamic-link party field, allowing any authenticated user to read unauthorized cross-company financial data in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable reports. This issue is fixed in versions 15.112.0 and 16.23.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on frappe erpnext, upgrade to a fixed version (15.112.0, 16.23.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-p577-cxv9-h82f
- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/pull/55696
- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/commit/b05abbc53b3655b02db17ba2e8165519f195c1c2
- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/commit/c03a66a1bf48a53c42d01c9d936d9b22aa013e11
- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/releases/tag/v15.112.0
- https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/releases/tag/v16.23.0

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