CVE-2026-71276 Magistrala (formerly Mainflux) IoT Platform SQL Injection via format Query Parameter
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the format query parameter in the message-readers API, potentially exposing or modifying data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-71276?
CVE-2026-71276 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in absmach magistrala, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Magistrala (formerly Mainflux)'s message-readers API reads a value from the HTTP query string (readers/api/http/transport.go) with no validation and interpolates it directly into raw SQL queries via fmt.Sprintf in both the PostgreSQL reader (readers/postgres/messages.go: ) and the TimescaleDB reader (readers/timescale/messages.go, same pattern), enabling SQL injection by any authenticated user able to query channel messages.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71276?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-71276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwc8-43hr-jg4j.