An authorization bypass and PHP local-file-include vulnerability in the installation component of SugarCRM before 8.0, 8.0 before 8.0.7, 9.…

published 2020-11-12 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28597

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.2%; EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

An authorization bypass and PHP local-file-include vulnerability in the installation component of SugarCRM before 8.0, 8.0 before 8.0.7, 9.0 before 9.0.4, and 10.0 before 10.0.0 allows for unauthenticated remote code execution against a configured SugarCRM instance via crafted HTTP requests. (This is exploitable even after installation is completed.).

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

sugarcrm sugarcrm 8.0.7, 9.0.4

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Exploit prediction

3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

support.sugarcrm.com /Resources/Security/sugarcrm-sa-2020-043/
vendor-advisory
support.sugarcrm.com /Documentation/Sugar_Versions/10.0/Pro/Sugar_10.0.0_Release_Notes/
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7472
NVD CVE-2020-7472

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