CVE-2026-38432

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ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the Email Template engine. An attacker with permission to create or edit email templates can inject malicious JavaScript code that are executed on the victim's browser when the template is applied.

Published: 2026-05-05 Last update: 2026-05-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-38432 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-38432

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-38432

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-38432

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-38432

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-38432

GHSA-78h5-gvjw-7pp9 · Severity: medium — ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the Email Template...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-38432

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
frappe erpnext <= 15.103.1 cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-38432

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