SQL injection in Maestro REST API orderBy parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Maestro's REST API list endpoints do not neutralize SQL elements in the orderBy query parameter, which is an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89). A remote attacker can extract data from the database through blind SQL injection, and the access is read-only. Red Hat lists Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes as affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in maestro. A remote attacker could exploit a SQL injection vulnerability in the `orderBy` query parameter of its REST API list endpoints. This flaw, which does not require authentication, allows for read-only blind extraction of data from the database.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Maestro. The sources list no fixed version for Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes. Red Hat lists Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes as affected with no plan available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71298
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-xq9p-fmcw-v32r
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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Sources
- CVE-2026-71298 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71298 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq9p-fmcw-v32r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-71298 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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