# CVE-2026-71550: SuiteCRM path traversal in workflow controller

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-71550-suitecrm-is-an-open-source-enterprise-ready-customer-relationship  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-05. Updated: 2026-11-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-71550 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-11-05

SuiteCRM is an open-source CRM system used to manage customer relationships and business data. A flaw in the workflow feature allows authenticated users with WorkFlow role to upload and execute malicious PHP code on the server, leading to complete system compromise, theft of customer data and configuration secrets, and establishment of persistent backdoor access.

Technologies: [SuiteCRM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/suitecrm-suitecrm). Vendors: [SuiteCRM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/suitecrm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-71550 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71550 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-71550?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 5 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SuiteCRM before 7.15.2 and before 8.10.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71550?** Yes: fixed in 7.15.2, 8.10.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-71550 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-71550?** Check whether you run SuiteCRM at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 7.15.2, 8.10.2

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a path traversal flaw in modules/AOW_WorkFlow/controller.php where the aow_action parameter is passed unsanitized to require_once() without path constraining, allowing local file inclusion of arbitrary PHP files. An authenticated attacker with the WorkFlow role can exploit this to achieve remote code execution, access CRM data, configuration files, and establish persistence on the server.

## Affected products

- SuiteCRM SuiteCRM before 7.15.2 and before 8.10.2

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/commit/a11f50180d939f639cc468b5d536e8ad714dfb68](https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/commit/a11f50180d939f639cc468b5d536e8ad714dfb68)
- [https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/releases/tag/v8.10.2](https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM-Core/releases/tag/v8.10.2)

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