CVE-2026-44445 (GCVE-0-2026-44445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 21:17 – Updated: 2026-05-14 15:56
VLAI
Title
ERPNext: XML External Entity (XEE) Reference Vulnerability in the EDI Module
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
frappe erpnext Affected: >= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.12.0
Affected: < 15.104.3
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