# CVE-2026-32950: SQLBot: RCE via SQL Injection in Excel Upload Endpoint

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.0
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

- dataease SQLBot: fixed in 1.7.0

## Description

SQLBot is an intelligent data query system based on a large language model and RAG. Versions prior to 1.7.0 contain a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the /api/v1/datasource/uploadExcel endpoint that enables Remote Code Execution (RCE), allowing any authenticated user (even the lowest-privileged) to fully compromise the backend server. The root cause is twofold: Excel Sheet names are concatenated directly into PostgreSQL table names without sanitization (datasource.py#L351), and those table names are embedded into COPY SQL statements via f-strings instead of parameterized queries (datasource.py#L385-L388). An attacker can bypass the 31-character Sheet name limit using a two-stage technique—first uploading a normal file whose data rows contain shell commands, then uploading an XML-tampered file whose Sheet name injects a TO PROGRAM 'sh' clause into the SQL. Confirmed impacts include arbitrary command execution as the postgres user (uid=999), sensitive file exfiltration (e.g., /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow), and complete PostgreSQL database takeover. This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dataease SQLBot, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hww-8rj5-7rmm
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/commit/39f2203cec4bb4b0aa541710733fe7608e3d3c48
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/releases/tag/v1.7.0

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