Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-42156

High

Published: 12 May 2026

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
13 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0018 39.9th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-42156 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic (CWE-943) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a node with a malicious type that can escape an existing Cypher query and an adversary can…

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execute an arbitrary Cypher query. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.

CWE(s)
CWE-943

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Cypher injection in public-facing OSINT tool directly enables remote exploitation of the application (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

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