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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGroupware | egroupware | <= 26.0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |