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Critical· 9.1

CVE-2026-31017

A vulnerability in the Print Format feature of ERPNext and the Frappe Framework allows an attacker to inject malicious HTML code. When the system generates a PDF from this code, it can be tricked into making unauthorized requests to internal servers.

publishedApr 8, 2026
last modifiedJul 25, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.1
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
15th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 8, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

01

Who is affected

Users running ERPNext version 16.0.1 or Frappe Framework version 16.1.1.

02

Real-world impact

An attacker could force the server to access private internal services or cloud metadata endpoints, which could lead to the theft of sensitive information.

03

Why this severity

This is rated as critical because an attacker can exploit it remotely over the network without needing any special privileges or user interaction.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Apr 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 25, 2026 · 11d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →