CVE-2026-40906
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- electric/sync-service
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/pull/4081Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/security/advisories/GHSA-h5rg-pxx7-r2hjExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40906
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460291
- https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/security/advisories/GHSA-h5rg-pxx7-r2hjExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40906.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.