Vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe-Advancedworkflow

CVE-2026-54718

Silverstripe Advanced Workflow is a highly configurable step-based workflow module. Prior to 6.4.5, 7.1.3, and 7.2.1, an attacker with permission to author the advanced workflow email template can place a specially crafted server-side template payload in NotifyUsersWorkflowAction.EmailTemplate. When NotifyUsersWorkflowAction renders the field through the Silverstripe template engine SSTemplateParser, the payload can cause PHP evaluation and arbitrary code execution on the server; the regression coverage is in tests/php/WorkflowEngineTest.php. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.5, 7.1.3, and 7.2.1.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (63.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-54718: held from 0.007 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.003

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-54718?
CVE-2026-54718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe-Advancedworkflow, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-54718?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.