# CVE-2026-126285: NocoDB SQL injection in legacy where query filter

Only affects NocoDB before 2026.08.0 on PostgreSQL databases, where authenticated users with read access can read data beyond their granted scope. Fixed in 2026.08.0.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125236
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 2026.08.0
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-126285 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.3 (high) and affects nocodb; fixed in 2026.08.0.

## Who should check

Teams running NocoDB before 2026.08.0 on PostgreSQL-backed bases, including those with Viewer-role users who have read access.

Source: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6 ("Any authenticated user with data-read permission on a PostgreSQL-backed base")

## Affected

- nocodb: fixed in 2026.08.0

## Description

NocoDB before 2026.08.0 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with read access to run arbitrary read queries via the legacy where parameter on PostgreSQL. Attackers, including Viewer-role users, can inject single quotes into filter values concatenated by CustomKnex.ts to read other tables, schemas, view-filtered rows, and hidden columns.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nocodb, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.08.0) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126285 (NocoDB before 2026.08.0 SQL Injection via Legacy where Query Filter), 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-2026-126285 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- nocodb nocodb: fixed in 2026.08.0
Fixed versions: 2026.08.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- The database behind the NocoDB base is PostgreSQL; the affected code path is the PostgreSQL branch. (source: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6)
- NocoDB versions before 2026.08.0. (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter)
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-2026-126285 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126285 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://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter
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-2026-126285
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126285"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126285 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-2026-126285

### What does this mean?

A SQL injection flaw in NocoDB's legacy where query filter lets an authenticated user with read access read data beyond their granted scope. This can include other tables and schemas in the same database, rows hidden by view filters, and hidden columns.

Source: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126285?

nocodb: before 2026.08.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126285

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

NocoDB versions before 2026.08.0 are affected, and only the PostgreSQL code path was affected. To check, look at the NocoDB version you run and confirm which database backs your base.

Source: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126285?

Upgrade NocoDB to version 2026.08.0 or later, which is the fixed version.

Source: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-f2jp-xg6f-hjf6

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126285
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126285

### Other links

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.08.0-sql-injection-via-legacy-where-query-filter

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