CVE-2026-40888

Frappe HR vulnerable to Improper Access Control

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Updated: Apr 21, 2026
Reserved: Apr 15, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.0	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Affected Products

Product	Versions
hrmsfrappe	< 15.58.1Affected < 16.4.1Affected

References

https://github.com/frappe/hrms/security/advisories/GHSA-4375-7rxj-9hfx
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v15.58.1
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v16.4.1

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