CVE-2026-53557

SQLBot: Second-Order SQL Injection via Excel Datasource Leading to Remote Command Execution

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 09:41 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 05:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSQLBot

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

SQLBot is an intelligent Text-to-SQL system based on large language models and RAG. Prior to 1.9.0, an authenticated user can supply a crafted sheet["tableName"] value in the Excel datasource configuration submitted through POST /api/v1/datasource/, and SQLBot stores that value without safe identifier handling. When the same datasource is later removed through DELETE /api/v1/datasource/{id}, the stored value is interpolated into datasource cleanup SQL and executed by PostgreSQL. This second-order SQL injection can invoke PostgreSQL COPY TO PROGRAM and execute arbitrary operating-system commands with the privileges of the postgres process inside the SQLBot container. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.9.0
Affected range stops below 1.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.7HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-89

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