CVE-2026-72558
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
CiviCRM
PublishedAug 11, 2026
First seenAug 11, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CiviCRM CiviCRM | v ≤ 6.18.alpha1 | — |
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