CVE-2026-66838
SQL injection via the :comment option in Postgrex.stream/4
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Aug 7, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 6, 2026
Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in elixir-ecto postgrex allows SQL Injection via the :comment option of Postgrex.stream/4. An attacker who can influence that value can close the comment delimiter with */ and extend the streamed statement with their own clauses, which execute under the connection's role. Ecto exposes the same option through Ecto.Repo.stream/2.
Postgrex appends the comment by concatenating it into the statement text sent in the Parse message, without escaping or rejecting */. The option is validated by comment_not_present!/1 at every other execution point; stream/4 never calls it. Because Parse accepts a single command, the injection is confined to the streamed statement and further statements cannot be chained.
This issue affects postgrex: from 0.19.3 before 0.22.4.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | EEF |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
postgrexelixir-ecto |
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postgrexelixir-ecto |
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References
- https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/security/advisories/GHSA-3gww-3f36-2388vendor-advisoryrelated
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-66838.htmlrelated
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-66838related
- https://github.com/elixir-ecto/postgrex/commit/e1ecba618ddea4cee2556bd6ad9b6285e05f9d3cpatch
- https://github.com/elixir-ecto/postgrex/commit/4011be852c99dc61ddb98cb01aa41e8775a0e3ddpatch
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