CVE-2026-38528
Published: 14 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-38528 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 10.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-38528 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting Krayin CRM version 2.2.x. The flaw exists in the rotten_lead parameter within the /Lead/LeadDataGrid.php endpoint, where unsanitized user input can be directly incorporated into SQL queries. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and significant confidentiality impact.
Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely without user interaction. By injecting malicious SQL payloads into the rotten_lead parameter, attackers can achieve high-level unauthorized access to sensitive data (C:H), such as extracting database contents, alongside limited integrity impacts like minor data manipulation (I:L), but without affecting availability (A:N).
Advisories and mitigation guidance are referenced in the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/TREXNEGRO/Security-Advisories/tree/main/CVE-2026-38528 and the Krayin Laravel CRM repository at https://github.com/krayin/laravel-crm, published on 2026-04-14.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-22299
Vulnerability details
Krayin CRM v2.2.x was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the rotten_lead parameter at /Lead/LeadDataGrid.php.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in a web app endpoint directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for remote exploitation; high confidentiality impact via DB contents extraction directly facilitates T1213.006 (Data from Information Repositories: Databases).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates SQL injection by requiring input validation and error handling for parameters like rotten_lead before SQL query construction.
Requires timely remediation of the specific SQL injection flaw in Krayin CRM v2.2.x through flaw identification, reporting, and patching.
Facilitates detection of the SQL injection vulnerability via regular scanning of the affected /Lead/LeadDataGrid.php endpoint.