Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-29101

Path Traversal in Suitecrm ≤ 7.15.1

Published
19 March 2026
Modified
24 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 4.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0045 37th percentile
Risk Priority 39 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-29101 is a medium-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Suitecrm Suitecrm. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 37th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-29101 is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability (CWE-23) affecting SuiteCRM, an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. The issue resides in SuiteCRM modules and impacts versions prior to 7.15.1 and 8.9.3. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating medium severity primarily due to high availability impact with no confidentiality or integrity effects.

An attacker with high privileges can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation results in a DoS condition, disrupting service availability for the affected SuiteCRM instance without compromising data confidentiality or integrity.

SuiteCRM versions 7.15.1 and 8.9.3 address the vulnerability with patches. Additional details are available in the SuiteCRM 7.15.x release documentation at https://docs.suitecrm.com/admin/releases/7.15.x and the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/SuiteCRM/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-24pf-9cvh-ppcg.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Prior to versions 7.15.1 and 8.9.3, a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in SuiteCRM modules. Versions 7.15.1 and 8.9.3 patch the issue.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

suitecrm
suitecrm
≤ 7.15.1 · 8.0.0 — 8.9.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Explicit validation of path inputs stops .. sequences from ever being interpreted by the file system.

Access enforcement directly blocks unauthorized file reads/writes that result from unresolved .. sequences.

Information-flow rules can be configured to reject traversals that would move data outside an approved directory boundary.

Least privilege reduces the set of reachable files even when a traversal succeeds.

Secure-engineering principles require safe pathname construction and input neutralization before any file operation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent relative traversal.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis, but does not itself implement the fix.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent relative path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against path traversal and other injection flaws.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include directory isolation and canonicalization, reducing but not eliminating traversal risk.

prevents

Secure coding standards require neutralizing path traversal sequences, directly addressing CWE-23.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, mitigating impact but not preventing the traversal flaw.

References