CVE-2026-45081
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFrappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to 16.5.0, authenticated employees could access other employees’ leave details due to improper authorization checks. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.5.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) or broken access control vulnerability in Frappe HR where authenticated employees could access other employees' leave details due to missing or improper authorization checks on the leave retrieval API/endpoint.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Frappe HR installationQuery the Frappe bench to list installed apps and confirm frappe_hr is present: bench list-apps | grep -i hrAffected if Frappe HR app is not installed
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Determine Frappe HR versionRun bench list-apps or check the version from the apps table in the database for the frappe_hr applicationAffected if Version is below 16.5.0 (any version prior to the fix)
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Confirm leave management is enabledCheck if the Leave Management module is active in Frappe HR by inspecting the module settings or checking if Leave Application doctype is accessibleAffected if Leave module is enabled and accessible to employees
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Verify employee self-service accessLog in as an authenticated employee user and attempt to access the leave API endpoint to confirm it returns data for other employeesAffected if API returns leave details for employees other than the logged-in user
Environment is affected if Frappe HR version is below 16.5.0 and the leave management module is enabled, allowing any authenticated employee to view other employees' leave details through the API.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Frappe HR to version 16.5.0 or later, which includes proper authorization validation for leave details access.
16.5.0
- 1. Backup your current Frappe HR database and application files before proceeding with any upgrade.
- 2. Update Frappe HR to version 16.5.0 or later using your deployment method (bench update, docker, or manual upgrade).
- 3. After upgrading, verify the fix by logging in as an authenticated employee and confirming they can no longer access other employees' leave details without proper authorization.
- 4. Review application logs to ensure the upgrade completed without errors.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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