Medium 4.3Published Oct 11, 2026

CVE-2026-108733Frappe HR (hrms) before 16.11.0 Missing Authorization via expire_allocation

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:50 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Frappe HR (hrms) before 16.11.0, including all 14.x and 15.x releases through 15.64.3, contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the whitelisted expire_allocation method that allows authenticated users to expire any leave allocation. Attackers without HR roles can name another employee's Leave Allocation in a POST request to zero its allocated leaves and wipe that employee's remaining leave balance.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 11, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

frappe hrms frappe:hrms (from the name)	before 16.11.0	CNA record

References

https://hackmd.io/@haind03/frappe-hrms-expire-allocation-missing-authorization-20261010third-party-advisory
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/blob/0a54d2c7b8b6043e2705b6f557b6ed65260670dd/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py#L199-L228technical-description
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/commit/6ab7a50347367413b78ad5bd5d9e4b8c6653c81fpatch
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v16.11.0release-notes
https://github.com/frappe/hrmsproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hr-hrms-before-16.11.0-missing-authorization-via-expire-allocationthird-party-advisory

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