CVE-2026-23696
Windmill < 1.603.3 File Ownership Handling SQLi RCE
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 14, 2026
Description
Windmill CE and EE versions 1.276.0 through 1.603.2 contain an SQL injection vulnerability in the folder ownership management functionality that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through the owner parameter. An attacker can use the injection to read sensitive data such as the JWT signing secret and administrative user identifiers, forge an administrative token, and then execute arbitrary code via the workflow execution endpoints.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 9.9 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windmill CE (Community Edition)Windmill Labs |
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Windmill EE (Enterprise Edition)Windmill Labs |
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References
- https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/windfall-nextcloud-flow-windmill-rce/technical-descriptionexploit
- https://github.com/Chocapikk/Windfallexploit
- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.603.3release-notes
- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/942fb629210ebb287f48467d1535ffde3a3eeafepatch
- https://www.windmill.dev/product
- https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/flow/releasesrelease-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/windmill-file-ownership-handling-sqli-rcethird-party-advisory
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