# CVE-2026-54182: backpack/crud: OS command injection in Stats::makeCurlRequest via attacker-controlled Host header (pre-auth)

- Also known as: GHSA-MRC5-3MM3-45C5
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.70, 5.6.2, 6.8.13, 7.0.36, 4.1.72
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- Laravel-Backpack CRUD: fixed in 4.1.70; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.6.2; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.8.13; from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.36
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.72
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.6.2
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.8.13
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.36

## Description

backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. Prior to 4.1.70, 5.6.2, 6.8.13, and 7.0.36, Backpack\CRUD\Stats::makeCurlRequest in src/Stats.php is reached from BackpackServiceProvider::boot() and constructs a shell command with a URL influenced by the HTTP Host header, which it passes to exec() without adequate shell neutralization. An unauthenticated attacker whose malformed Host value reaches PHP can inject operating-system commands when exec() and curl are available and the 1-in-100 random gate is reached. Repeated requests can reach the random gate. Successful exploitation executes commands as the web-server user, exposing environment secrets, files, and reachable services and permitting data modification or service disruption. Common reverse-proxy Host validation and hardened PHP configurations that disable exec() reduce reachability but do not correct the vulnerable construction. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.70, 5.6.2, 6.8.13, and 7.0.36.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Laravel-Backpack CRUD, backpack/crud, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.70, 5.6.2, 6.8.13, 7.0.36, 4.1.72) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-mrc5-3mm3-45c5
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/6012
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/0f2faafc22a15d77c14370f163d8f739f933c28c
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/1476a3769d94a410a2d2e9576deb522e84002f2a
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/282ba2a0b88749fb1888b3836678ba462d7023f0
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/471935e296b1be1a7216fdf10c8823e1f512f601
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/4.1.72
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/5.6.2
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.13
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.36

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