# CVE-2026-14471: Authenticated SQL injection in the metrics-service retention policy subsystem of mcp-gateway-registry

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries via crafted table names in the metrics-service retention policy subsystem.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79qc-vqfr-xx5q

## What is CVE-2026-14471?

CVE-2026-14471 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in AWS MCP Gateway & Registry, published on 6 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in the metrics-service retention policy management component in Amazon mcp-gateway-registry before 1.0.13 might allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries via a crafted table_name value that is interpolated into SQL statements in identifier position.

To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.0.13 or later.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14471?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14471 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in AWS MCP Gateway & Registry, published on 6 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AWS MCP Gateway & Registry. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14471/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14471

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14471/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.