CVE-2026-72907

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.111.0 and 16.22.0, the add_ac function in erpnext/accounts/utils.py accepts the ignore_permissions argument without enforcing Account create permission, allowing an authenticated limited user to create unauthorized accounting master records and affect financial data integrity and audit trails. This issue is fixed in versions 15.111.0 and 16.22.0.

Published 10 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC Last modified 10 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC

6.5

CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack profile

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Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

Availability None

Exploitability2.8

Impact3.6

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-285

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 02 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 03 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 04 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 05 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 06 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 07 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com