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High · 8.6 CVE-2026-40187 EUVD-2026-46033GHSA-8737-2x9g-xjj7

Authenticated RCE via Malicious eTemplate Upload in EGroupware

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

In egroupware version 26.0 and earlier, an authenticated administrator can achieve OS-level Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious eTemplate XML file (`.xet`) to the VFS `/etemplates` mount. The `Widget::expand_name()` method passes template widget attribute values directly into a PHP `eval()` call with only double-quote escaping applied - **backtick characters are not escaped**. In PHP, backticks inside a double-quoted `eval()` string execute shell commands. This allows an admin-level user to escalate from web application access to arbitrary OS command execution on the server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
EGroupware egroupware <= 26.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist egroupware/egroupware >= 26.0.20251208, < 26.4.20260413 26.4.20260413 GHSA-8737-2x9g-xjj7
Packagist egroupware/egroupware < 23.1.20260601 23.1.20260601 GHSA-8737-2x9g-xjj7

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