# CVE-2026-33468: Kysely has a MySQL SQL Injection via Insufficient Backslash Escaping in \`sql.lit(string)\` usage or similar methods that append string literal values into the compiled SQL strings

- Also known as: GHSA-8CPQ-38P9-67GX
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.28.14
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- kysely-org kysely: fixed in 0.28.14
- kysely (npm): fixed in 0.28.14

## Description

Kysely is a type-safe TypeScript SQL query builder. Prior to version 0.28.14, Kysely's `DefaultQueryCompiler.sanitizeStringLiteral()` only escapes single quotes by doubling them (`'` → `''`) but does not escape backslashes. When used with the MySQL dialect (where `NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES` is OFF by default), an attacker can use a backslash to escape the trailing quote of a string literal, breaking out of the string context and injecting arbitrary SQL. This affects any code path that uses `ImmediateValueTransformer` to inline values — specifically `CreateIndexBuilder.where()` and `CreateViewBuilder.as()`. Version 0.28.14 contains a fix.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kysely-org kysely, kysely, upgrade to a fixed version (0.28.14) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/kysely-org/kysely/security/advisories/GHSA-8cpq-38p9-67gx

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