CVE-2026-111444
CRITICAL 9.8Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies request data to inline-literal paths. These include opt-in parameterize=false queries and IN lists, and positions in developer-written where strings that the parser does not bind, such as BETWEEN bounds, function arguments and LIKE ESCAPE literals. Doubling single quotes without accounting for backslash escapes allows a value to alter the query. Bound paths are not affected; whereBetween() is bound from 4.1.2. This is fixed in 4.2.0.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.8), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 25th percentile
Impact if exploited
9.8CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Unverified PoC candidates
Catalogue matches for further research. These repositories have not been validated as working exploits.
1 candidate
- https://github.com/Syscallh00k/CVE-2026-111444
Wheels SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash escaping enabled
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-111444
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-111444 · Updated 2026-10-16T04:40:40Z
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://github.com/wheels-dev/wheels/security/advisories/GHSA-mvr9-2h5x-w6cq CVE record · mitre · Updated 2026-10-16T03:31:30.485Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111444 · Updated 2026-10-16T15:19:36.177 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-102606 EUVD · EUVD-2026-102606