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SQL injection in Helical Insight via /executeDatasource

Priority HIGH 72CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Helical Insight through 7.0.0 contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in the /executeDatasource endpoint. Authenticated viewers can supply crafted Numeric or String placeholder values in report parameters, which bypass the broken SqlDetect guard because the values are not escaped. An attacker can read tables that are not exposed and modify data in the report's data source.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Helical Insight through 7.0.0 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated viewers to inject SQL through unescaped report parameter values sent to /executeDatasource. Attackers can supply crafted Numeric or String placeholder values that bypass the broken SqlDetect guard to read unexposed tables and modify data in the report's data source.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00328 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
helicalinsighthelicalinsightup to 7.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • helicalinsight Vendorhelicalinsight Affected up to 7.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for helicalinsight.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111634
  2. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-cjph-845q-jxp4
  3. 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-21 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

  • TI-2026-75421 Path traversal in Helical Insight lets viewers read arbitrary files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources