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CVE-2026-40484: ChurchCRM CRM · Improper Privilege Management

Affects ChurchCRM CRMSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 7.2.0 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.2.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade CRM and churchcrm/CRM to 7.2.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ChurchCRMCRMAffected
  • <7.2.0
Fixed in
  • 7.2.0
GitHubchurchcrm/CRMpkg:github/churchcrm/CRMOther threatsAffected
  • <7.2.0
Fixed in
  • 7.2.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade ChurchCRM to version 7.2.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and avoid restoring backups from untrusted sources.

Description

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 root using recursiveCopyDirectory(), which performs no file extension filtering. An authenticated administrator can upload a crafted backup archive containing a PHP webshell inside the Images/ directory, which is then written to a publicly accessible path and executable via HTTP requests, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user. The restore endpoint also lacks CSRF token validation, enabling exploitation through cross-site request forgery targeting an authenticated administrator. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0.

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