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

> Authenticated attackers can inject SQL via crafted usernames in Ghidra to escalate privileges to PostgreSQL superuser and gain full database control.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`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`)
- **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:** 10 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv7r-2rhf-5h7g

## What is CVE-2026-49498?

CVE-2026-49498 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in nationalsecurityagency ghidra, published on 10 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49498?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nsa Ghidra.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-49498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-49498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in nationalsecurityagency ghidra

- [CVE-2023-22671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22671/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16941/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-13625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13625/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-4946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4946/): NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-52754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52754/): Ghidra < 12.1 - Authentication Bypass via Null Signature in PKIAuthenticationModule (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-49498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-49498 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in nationalsecurityagency ghidra, published on 10 Jun 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-2026-49498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nationalsecurityagency ghidra. 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-2026-49498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.