---
id: "CVE-2023-22952"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2023-22952"]
title: "In SugarCRM before 12.0"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "SugarCRM Multiple Products", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "sugarcrm", "fixed": ["11.0.5"], "affected": ">= 11.0.0, < 11.0.5", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "sugarcrm", "fixed": ["12.0.2"], "affected": ">= 12.0.0, < 12.0.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "package", "php", "self-hosted", "sugarcrm"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2023-01-11T09:15:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-22952", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22952", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
---

# In SugarCRM before 12.0

SugarCRM products contain a flaw in the EmailTemplates component that lets an unauthenticated request inject custom PHP code. An attacker who sends a crafted request can run code on the server hosting the CRM.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:SugarCRM Multiple Products affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:sugarcrm affected >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.5 fixed 11.0.5
- vendor:sugarcrm affected >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.2 fixed 12.0.2

## Fix

Apply the vendor's updates per SugarCRM instructions; the sources do not name the fixed versions.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-22952
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22952

## From the sources

Multiple SugarCRM products contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the EmailTemplates. Using a specially crafted request, custom PHP code can be injected through the EmailTemplates.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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