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EspoCRM EUVDEUVD-2026-98661

| CVE-2026-109957 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-10-13 VulnCheck GHSA-hv9x-x7p8-5xpf
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with Import-scope account
  2. Exploit
    Create Import record citing foreign attachmentId
  3. Execution
    Trigger error export endpoint
  4. Impact
    Download CSV of other users' attachment data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated EspoCRM account that has been granted Import scope access (reflected in CVSS PR:L); anonymous or Import-less users cannot trigger it. The attacker must also know or guess a valid foreign attachmentId, and the specific abuse path chains the Import record creation with the error-export endpoint to exfiltrate the referenced rows as a CSV. Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the Import permission is an administrative role grant not held by all users, impact is confined to reading other users' attachments (confidentiality only, no modification or service disruption), and the deployment must be running a version before 10.0.7.

Impact

This is a medium-severity authorization flaw (CVSS 4.0 base 5.3) whose signals are internally consistent and point to a bounded, not critical, risk. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N establishes network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation but requires an authenticated account (PR:L) that specifically holds Import scope access - a meaningful gate that limits the attacker population to existing authorized users rather than anonymous internet attackers. Impact is confidentiality-only and rated Low (VC:L, VI:N, VA:N): an attacker reads other users' attachments but gains no write/integrity or availability impact. A public exploit exists (vendor GHSA advisory with PoC from EspoCRM/VulnCheck), which raises practical exploitability for anyone with a foothold, but there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score in the provided data, so there is no evidence of widespread or automated real-world exploitation. Net: a real, confirmed, PoC-backed data-exposure bug worth patching promptly in multi-tenant/multi-user EspoCRM deployments, but the PR:L requirement and confidentiality-only, Low-magnitude impact keep it below top-priority 'drop everything' status. No signals conflict; the main missing signals are EPSS probability and any active-exploitation telemetry.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated EspoCRM user who has been granted Import scope access creates an Import record that references another user's known or guessed attachmentId, then invokes the error-export endpoint to copy the referenced source rows into a CSV that the attacker owns and can download. A public proof-of-concept exists (vendor GHSA advisory), and because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L, the action requires only normal network access and no special timing or user interaction beyond the attacker's own authenticated session.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Authenticated EspoCRM users holding Import scope access can read other users' file attachments by abusing an insecure direct object reference in the Import module, allowing disclosure of files they do not own. The flaw affects EspoCRM releases before 10.0.7 and is reachable over the network by any logged-in account that has been granted the administrative Import permission; anonymous users and accounts without Import scope cannot trigger it. Exploitation requires knowledge or guessing of a valid foreign attachmentId, after which the attacker creates an Import record referencing that ID and calls the error-export endpoint to copy the referenced rows into a CSV they control. Publicly available exploit code exists, and the assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) confirms a confidentiality-only, medium-severity impact with no integrity or availability effect; no public exploit identified as confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) status was reported in the source data.

RemediationAI

Upgrade EspoCRM to version 10.0.7 or later, which is the vendor-released fix for this IDOR and is documented in the GitHub security advisory GHSA-5729-xq64-4h22 (https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm/security/advisories/GHSA-5729-xq64-4h22) and the accompanying VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/espocrm-before-10.0.7-idor-via-import-attachmentid-parameter). Where an immediate upgrade is not possible, the highest-value compensating control is to audit and tighten role assignments so that Import scope is granted only to fully trusted administrators; this directly removes the PR:L precondition because exploitation is impossible for principals without Import permission, at the cost of restricting legitimate bulk-import workflows for less privileged staff. Because the exploit also requires a valid foreign attachmentId, hardening any workflow that reveals or enumerates attachment identifiers (for example, predictable exposure of attachment IDs in links, exports, or API responses) reduces the practical attack surface, though this is only a friction measure and not a substitute for the patch. Finally, monitor and alert on Import record creation followed by calls to the error-export endpoint within a short interval, especially where the import references attachments the requesting user does not own, and treat any resulting CSV download as a potential exfiltration event requiring attachment-access review; detection is a detective rather than preventive control, so the upgrade should remain the priority.

Affected VersionsENISA

espocrm 0 <10.0.7

Affected Packages

euvd espocrm fix: 10.0.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a classic CWE-639 authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, specifically an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) in EspoCRM's Import subsystem. EspoCRM stores uploaded files as Attachment entities identified by an attachmentId, and the Import endpoint accepts an attachmentId to seed an import run without verifying that the referenced attachment belongs to the requesting user. Because object-level authorization is not enforced on that foreign key, an authenticated principal with Import scope - an administrative role grant not held by ordinary users - can point the import at an arbitrary attachment UUID. The second half of the chain abuses the Import error-export functionality, which serializes the source rows of an import into a downloadable CSV owned by the attacker; by deliberately driving the import into an error state, the attacker causes rows derived from the victim's attachment to be copied into that CSV, converting a write-ish import workflow into an unauthorized read primitive. The published CPE cpe:2.3:a:espocrm:espocrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with no version constraints reflects that the advisory scopes the issue to all builds prior to 10.0.7. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and only a low confidentiality impact with none on integrity, availability, or subsequent systems, which is fully consistent with the independent assessment's conclusion that this is a bounded disclosure issue rather than a full compromise.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable and low-complexity (AV:N/AC:L), but requires an authenticated account with Import scope so PR:L; confidentiality-only exposure of attachments yields C:L, I:N, A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 15:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 13:27 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

EspoCRM before 10.0.7 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Import scope access to read other users' attachments by supplying a foreign attachmentId to the Import endpoint. Attackers can create an Import record referencing a known attachment ID, then call the error export endpoint to copy source rows into a downloadable CSV they own.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source CRM, limited enterprise footprint versus mainstream suites
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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