Spreadsheet formula execution via CSV field names
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
CSV injection in SureForms 2.12.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute spreadsheet formulas on an administrator workstation. The CSV export path writes user-controlled form field names into exported headers without neutralizing leading formula characters, so labels beginning with =, +, -, or @ are interpreted as formulas when the file is opened in spreadsheet software. Exploitation requires a form submission and an administrator who exports entries and opens the CSV in a vulnerable spreadsheet application; the disclosed impact is limited to formula execution in that client context.
Summary
What happened
CSV injection in SureForms 2.12.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute spreadsheet formulas on an administrator workstation. The CSV export path writes user-controlled form field names into exported headers without neutralizing leading formula characters, so labels beginning with =, +, -, or @ are interpreted as formulas when the file is opened in spreadsheet software. Exploitation requires a form submission and an administrator who exports entries and opens the CSV in a vulnerable spreadsheet application; the disclosed impact is limited to formula execution in that client context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-19501
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Presto Made, Inc.
- Product
- SureForms
- Classifications
- T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.12.1
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- CVE-2026-19501 PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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