How broadly exploitable is this vulnerability?

Exploitation requires authenticated administrator-level access or equivalent privileges that allow uploading or editing custom modules or PHP code through SuiteCRM's administrative interfaces. It is not exploitable by anonymous users in a default configuration, but any compromised admin account can leverage it for full server takeover.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker must be able to authenticate as an administrator (or a similarly privileged role) and use features like the Module Loader or other custom-code entry points. From that position, they can craft PHP code that evades ModuleScanner and reaches sensitive execution sinks.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers and maintainers?

The safest approach is to avoid relying on homegrown token-level scanners for security enforcement. Instead, restrict or eliminate direct execution of administrator-supplied PHP, use whitelisted functionality, employ robust parsing or sandboxing for any extension mechanism, and ensure that dangerous functions cannot be invoked from custom modules at all.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

PHP Code Injection via Incomplete Token Scanning (CWE-94) in SuiteCRM Module Loader

CVE-2026-29103

Published:

Mar 19, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

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Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

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Source

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection / Remote Code Execution

CWE:

CWE-94;CWE-358

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by authenticated administrators, leading to full server compromise

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection / Remote Code Execution

CWE:

CWE-94;CWE-358

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by authenticated administrators, leading to full server compromise

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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PHP Code Injection via Incomplete Token Scanning (CWE-94) in SuiteCRM Module Loader

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

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Vulnerability Type

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