CVE-2026-40889

Frappe HR has Improper Access Control on Files

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Updated: Apr 22, 2026
Reserved: Apr 15, 2026

Description

Frappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to versions 15.58.2 and 16.4.2, authenticated users can access unauthorized files by exploiting certain api endpoint. Versions 15.58.2 and 16.4.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/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	< 16.4.2Affected < 15.58.2Affected

References

https://github.com/frappe/hrms/security/advisories/GHSA-6cg5-4q6m-vrgm
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v15.58.2
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v16.4.2

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