CVE-2026-40906
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Electric is a Postgres sync engine. From 1.1.12 to before 1.5.0, the order_by parameter in the ElectricSQL /v1/shape API is vulnerable to error-based SQL injection, allowing any authenticated user to read, write, and destroy the full contents of the underlying PostgreSQL database through crafted ORDER BY expressions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.0.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| electric-sql | electric | >= 1.1.12, < 1.5.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
electric-sql: ElectricSQL: Critical data compromise and loss via SQL injection
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40906
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460291
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40906.json
References
- https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/security/advisories/GHSA-h5rg-pxx7-r2hj
- https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/pull/4081
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