CVE-2026-72558
CiviCRM CiviCRM - SQL Injection
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
CiviCRM CiviCRM - SQL Injection
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
CVE-2026-72558- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56028
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56028- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3jq-rqqh-3gvh
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read...
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
GHSA-h3jq-rqqh-3gvh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
CVE-2026-72558- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-72558
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72558- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72558
An SQL injection vulnerability in CiviCRM through 6.18.alpha1 allows authenticated staff to read the entire database via the contact search RLIKE clause. The clause concatenates a user-supplied value into the SQL query without sanitization. An attacker with staff-level access can exfiltrate all database contents including donor and member records.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72558- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
civicrmDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.33.2+dfsg1-15.50.1+dfsg1-15.50.3+dfsg1-15.52.2+dfsg1-15.53.0+dfsg1-15.68.1+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.1+dfsg-14.7.1+dfsg-24.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu14.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.23+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.24+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.30+dfsg-1ubuntu14.7.30+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0+dfsg-15.18.1+dfsg-15.20.3+dfsg-15.21.0+dfsg-15.21.1+dfsg-15.21.2+dfsg-15.21.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
civicrmUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.33.2+dfsg1-15.33.2+dfsg1-1build15.33.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.33.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-72558 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Civicrm, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.