What is CVE-2026-44445?

CVE-2026-44445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe Erpnext, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-44445?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Frappe Erpnext

CVE-2026-44445

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.104.3 and 16.12.0, an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) reference vulnerability in the EDI Module enables an authenticated attacker to read files from the local file system, including sensitive configuration files. This vulnerability is fixed in 15.104.3 and 16.12.0.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2026-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Frappe Erpnext — versions >= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.12.0, < 15.104.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-mhm9-75w7-423r (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44445?: CVE-2026-44445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe Erpnext, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-44445?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.