Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-38431

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 05 May 2026

Published
05 May 2026
Modified
08 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0039 30.9th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-38431 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Frappe Erpnext. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 30.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). An attacker with permission to create or edit email templates can inject template expressions that are executed on the server when the template is rendered.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
Why these techniques?

SSTI in public-facing ERP web app enables RCE via injected template expressions (T1190) and arbitrary server-side code execution (T1059).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

frappe
erpnext
≤ 15.103.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

References