Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-35573

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system.

Published Apr 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · ChurchCRM is an open-source

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35573. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of ChurchCRM is an open-source is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ChurchCRM is an open-source).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.92%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe churchcrm/churchcrm

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configuration files. The vulnerability exists in src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php. The $rawUploadedFile['name'] parameter is user-controlled and allows uploading files with arbitrary names to /var/www/html/tmp_attach/ChurchCRMBackups/. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

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  • cpe churchcrm/churchcrmversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-35573

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35573. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of ChurchCRM is an open-source is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal; CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. EPSS 0.92%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configuration files. The vulnerability exists in src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php. The $rawUploadedFile['name'] parameter is

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configuration files. The vulnerability exists in src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php. The $rawUploadedFile['name'] parameter is

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35573

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-35573

    30-day exploitation probability 0.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35573

    ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configu

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.