# CVE-2026-71550: SuiteCRM: LFI to RCE via AOW\_WorkFlow

Affects SuiteCRM before 7.15.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.10.1, for users holding the WorkFlow role (AOW_WorkFlow, Access: Enabled). Fixed in 7.15.2 and 8.10.2.

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 7.15.2, 8.10.2
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-71550 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.9 (critical) and affects SuiteCRM; fixed in 7.15.2 and 8.10.2.

## Summary

SuiteCRM's workflow controller can be reached remotely by an attacker with low-privilege login, who can include attacker-chosen PHP files and run code on the server. This gives the attacker access to CRM data and configuration secrets and lets them maintain persistent access.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- SuiteCRM: fixed in 7.15.2; from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.10.2

## Description

SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Prior to 7.15.2 and 8.10.2, the workflow controller uses a path-traversal-capable aow_action value in require_once() without constraining the resolved file. The affected flow begins at modules/AOW_WorkFlow/controller.php and uses aow_action, and require_once() to carry attacker-controlled data or authorization state into the security-sensitive operation. An authenticated user with the WorkFlow role can include executable PHP, obtain server-side code execution, access CRM data and configuration secrets, and establish persistent access. This issue is fixed in versions 7.15.2 and 8.10.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SuiteCRM, upgrade to a fixed version (7.15.2, 8.10.2) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-71550 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-71550

### What does this mean?

A logged-in user with the WorkFlow role can make the workflow feature execute arbitrary PHP files on the server. The advisory describes this as leading to remote code execution, access to CRM data and config secrets such as database credentials, and filesystem read and write.

Source: https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-cx24-rr7r-mxrg

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71550?

SuiteCRM: before 7.15.2; from 8.0.0 before 8.10.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-71550

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

SuiteCRM versions before 7.15.2, and versions from 8.0.0 up to but not including 8.10.2. The bug needs an authenticated session with the WorkFlow role, where AOW_WorkFlow Access is Enabled; check the version in the admin panel and that role's AOW_WorkFlow setting under role management.

Source: https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-cx24-rr7r-mxrg

### How do I fix CVE-2026-71550?

Upgrade to 7.15.2 if on the 7.x line, or to 8.10.2 if on the 8.x line. The facts give no separate workaround.

Source: https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-cx24-rr7r-mxrg

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## References

- https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-cx24-rr7r-mxrg
- https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/commit/a11f50180d939f639cc468b5d536e8ad714dfb68
- https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/commit/d6bca97a0159ec019a969b86eca32affab3beb7c
- https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/releases/tag/v8.10.2
- https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/releases/tag/v7.15.2

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