CVE-2026-49498 HIGH

CVE-2026-49498: Ghidra 11.0 < 12.1 - SQL Injection in PostgreSQL Password Change via Unescaped Username

Vendor Nationalsecurityagency
Product ghidra
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published June 10, 2026
Last update June 10, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Ghidra 11.0 before 12.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the changePassword() method of PostgresFunctionDatabase that fails to escape double quotes in usernames interpolated into ALTER ROLE statements. Authenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via crafted username parameters in PasswordChange network messages to escalate to PostgreSQL superuser privileges and gain full database control.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2026 CVE published
June 10, 2026 Record updated