CVE-2026-38431 (GCVE-0-2026-38431)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-06 15:26
VLAI
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
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