Privilege escalation in Churchcrm Crm
CVE-2026-40484
ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document roo…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.001 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Churchcrm Crm — versions < 7.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-2932-77f9-62fx (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8610 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/68be1d12bc4cc1429575ae797ef05efe47030d39 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40484?
- CVE-2026-40484 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Churchcrm Crm, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40484?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.