---
id: CVE-2026-72910
title: ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool
summary: >-
  ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to
  15.112.0 and 16.22.0, the merge_account, pause_job_for_doc,
  trigger_job_for_doc, change_release_date, and update_cost_center functions
  across erpnext/accounts/…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-08-10'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T20:55:04.493'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72910'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/commit/2ae6451f10926bd12b6ce6c7dc40f08da83f2460
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/commit/8c7a313a38dfe38c9e35ca41e91389bcfaed2404
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/commit/ba936eefabb784805daa4c602b4baec9fc243ff8
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/pull/55709'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/releases/tag/v15.112.0'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/releases/tag/v16.22.0'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/security/advisories/GHSA-qpvh-75wh-j645'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00497
epssPercentile: 0.40032
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T21:22:45.526Z'
---

## Overview

ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.112.0 and 16.22.0, the merge_account, pause_job_for_doc, trigger_job_for_doc, change_release_date, and update_cost_center functions across erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account.py, erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_payment_reconciliation/process_payment_reconciliation.py, erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py, and erpnext/accounts/utils.py omit required write permission checks, allowing authenticated limited users to modify protected data beyond their roles. This issue is fixed in versions 15.112.0 and 16.22.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.