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CVE-2020-7472· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

An authorization bypass and PHP local-file-include vulnerability in the installation component of SugarCRM before 8.0, 8.0 before 8.0.7, 9.0

An authorization bypass and PHP local-file-include vulnerability in the installation component of SugarCRM before 8.0, 8.0 before 8.0.7, 9.0 before 9.0.4, and 10.0 before 10.0.0 allows for unauthenticated remote code execution against a configured SugarCRM instance via crafted HTTP requests. (This is exploitable even after installation is completed.).

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 12, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.2% · 88th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sugarcrmsugarcrm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sugarcrm sugarcrm8.0.0 and later · before 8.0.7
  • sugarcrm sugarcrm9.0.0 and later · before 9.0.4

Same product

sugarcrm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-22952In SugarCRM before 12.0.KEV
    89Now
  • CVE-2012-0694SugarCRM CE <= 6.3.1 contains scripts that use "unserialize()" with user controlled input which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
    59Plan
  • CVE-2014-3244XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the RSSDashlet dashlet in SugarCRM before 6.5.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files
    41Plan
  • CVE-2004-1225SQL injection vulnerability in SugarCRM Sugar Sales before 2.0.1a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands and gain privile
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-6308Multiple SQL injections exist in SugarCRM Community Edition 6.5.26 and below via the track parameter to modules\Campaigns\Tracker.php and mo
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-25034SugarCRM PHP Deserialization RCE
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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