Medium severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-44440
ERPNext: Path Traversal Leading to Sensitive File Exposure
5.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.101.1 and 16.10.0, an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability on an endpoint allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.101.1 and 16.10.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ER
erpnext · frappe
< 15.101.1; >= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.10.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44440
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44440
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-6ffr-92hr-3394
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