ChirpStack SQLite Backend SQL Injection via Device Tag Key in ListDevices Filter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
ChirpStack's SQLite-backend device tag filtering (chirpstack/src/storage/device.rs, in both get_count and list) interpolates the user-supplied tag KEY directly into a raw SQL fragment via Rust's format! macro , while only the tag VALUE is safely parameter-bound via Diesel's .bind.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chirpstack | chirpstack | up to 4.19.0-test.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- chirpstack Vendorchirpstack Affected up to 4.19.0-test.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g5q-g36m-7qqq
References
More chirpstack vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19632 The Kerlink firewall in ChirpStack chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder before 4.2.1 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-17196 An inaccurate frame deduplication process in ChirpStack Network Server 3.9.0 allows a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-71282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g5q-g36m-7qqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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