# CVE-2026-59894: sqlparse: Generated Python and PHP snippets allow SQL string breakout through unescaped backslashes

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3696, GHSA-3496-9G83-7V6X
- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.6.0
- Published: 2026-08-17 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- andialbrecht sqlparse: fixed in 0.6.0
- sqlparse (PyPI): fixed in 0.6.0

## Description

sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. Prior to 0.6.0, sqlparse/filters/output.py fails to escape existing backslashes before quotes in sqlparse.format output_format='python' and output_format='php' and the corresponding sqlformat -l modes, allowing crafted SQL to terminate the generated string and inject Python or PHP code when a downstream consumer executes or imports the generated source. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/security/advisories/GHSA-3496-9g83-7v6x

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