# CVE-2026-78160: Dolibarr ERP User Notes note.php authorization

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-24 · Updated: 2026-08-24

## Affected

- Dolibarr ERP: 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 18.0.3, 18.0.4, 18.0.5, 18.0.6, 18.0.7, 18.0.8, 18.0.9, 18.0.10, 22.0.0, 22.0.1, 22.0.2, 22.0.3, 22.0.4, 22.0.5, 23.0.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in Dolibarr ERP up to 18.0.10/22.0.5/23.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /user/note.php of the component User Notes Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 23.0.4 and 24.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The identifier of the patch is 9b5229ef3a9b58d00252d327936b022fb739f149. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394542
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394542/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78160
- https://vuldb.com/submit/883067
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/issues/39063
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/pull/39123
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/9b5229ef3a9b58d00252d327936b022fb739f149
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/releases/tag/23.0.4

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