CVE-2026-40865 HIGH

CVE-2026-40865: Horilla: Insecure Direct Object Reference at `/employee/view-file/<int:id>

Vendor Horilla-Opensource
Product horilla
Weakness CWE-284
Published April 21, 2026
Last update April 21, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In 1.5.0, an insecure direct object reference in the employee document viewer allows any authenticated user to access other employees’ uploaded documents by changing the document ID in the request. This exposes sensitive HR files such as identity documents, contracts, certificates, and other private employee records.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 21, 2026 CVE published
April 21, 2026 Record updated