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TI-2026-74790 Aliases CVE-2026-55154

Formula injection bypass in EspoCRM CSV and XLSX export

Priority LOW 24CWE-1236Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

EspoCRM before 9.3.9 is affected. Its CSV and XLSX export checks only the first byte of a cell, so a formula trigger preceded by whitespace or a control character is exported without the leading single-quote prefix (CWE-1236). An authenticated user with low privileges can store such a value, and when a privileged user opens the exported file and accepts spreadsheet security prompts, the spreadsheet may evaluate it as a formula, enabling outbound data disclosure and, with DDE enabled on legacy configurations, command execution.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

EspoCRM is an open source customer relationship management application. Prior to 9.3.9, application/Espo/Tools/Export/Format/Csv/Processor.php, application/Espo/Tools/Export/Format/Xlsx/OpenSpoutProcessor.php, and application/Espo/Tools/Export/Format/Xlsx/PhpSpreadsheetProcessor.php inspect only the first byte in sanitizeCellValue(). An authenticated low-privileged user can store a free-text value whose formula trigger is preceded by whitespace or a control character, causing CSV or XLSX export to omit the leading single-quote formula-neutralization prefix. When a privileged user opens the exported file and accepts applicable spreadsheet security prompts, spreadsheet software can ignore the whitespace or control-character prefix and evaluate the cell as a formula, permitting outbound data disclosure and, on legacy configurations with DDE enabled, command execution. This issue is fixed in version 9.3.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed espocrm (espocrm): 9.3.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
espocrmespocrmbefore 9.3.99.3.9Patch availableCNA
  • espocrm Vendorespocrm Affected before 9.3.9 Fixed in 9.3.9 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:espocrm:espocrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——espocrm
  • cpe:2.3:a:espocrm:espocrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·espocrm

Remediation

Upgrade EspoCRM to version 9.3.9, which fixes this issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA espocrm (espocrm) Fixed in 9.3.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55154
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 3

  • TI-2020-19229 EspoCRM 5.7.0 < 5.9.0 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Auth Token Reuse Between Accounts with Identical Passwords CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-26036 Path traversal in espocrm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-32670 EspoCRM vulnerable to LDAP Injection through Improper Neutralization of Special Elements CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-26112 EspoCRM has Admin TemplateManager path traversal that allows arbitrary file read write and delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-23468 EspoCRM vulnerable to HTML Injection into phishing, which may lead to account takeover CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-26120 EspoCRM: Stored XSS via SVG attachment loading same-origin JavaScript CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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