CVE-2026-23836 (GCVE-0-2026-23836)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-19 18:06 – Updated: 2026-01-20 21:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HotCRP vulnerable to remote code execution through formulas
Summary
HotCRP is conference review software. A problem introduced in April 2024 in version 3.1 led to inadequately sanitized code generation for HotCRP formulas which allowed users to trigger the execution of arbitrary PHP code. The problem is patched in release version 3.2.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-20 21:40 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/4674fcfbb… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/bfc7e0db1… | x_refsource_MISC |
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