CVE-2026-85212: CRMEB authentication bypass in SystemRoleServices

CVE-2026-85212 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.3 · Published 2026-09-03

CRMEB is an open-source e-commerce platform that provides admin role-based access controls to protect sensitive management features. A logic flaw in the authentication check allows sub-administrators and unprivileged accounts to bypass these restrictions and access protected admin endpoints they should not be able to reach, potentially compromising system integrity and exposing sensitive operations.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-85212 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85212 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-85212?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.3, published 3 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
CRMEB CRMEB v6.0.0 and likely earlier versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85212?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-85212 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-85212?
Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability is an authentication bypass in the verifyAuth() method of SystemRoleServices.php that returns true from both conditional branches of a role-checking logic, rendering the permission check ineffective. The flawed conditional logic means that regardless of whether a user has valid admin roles or not, the method always permits access. Sub-administrators and accounts with no assigned roles can exploit this to reach restricted administrative endpoints. No authentication credentials are required beyond having any account in the system; the attack is purely logic-based within the application. Patches should implement proper conditional logic to reject requests from unprivileged accounts.

Affected products

  • CRMEB CRMEB v6.0.0 and likely earlier versions

Timeline

  • 2026-09-03: disclosed

References

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