Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-6888

High

Published: 13 May 2026

Published
13 May 2026
Modified
13 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0010 27.9th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-6888 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Gov (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 27.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Successful exploitation of the SQL injection vulnerability could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a specific interface, potentially enabling the attacker to access, modify, or delete sensitive information within the database.

CWE(s)

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.
T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
Why these techniques?

SQL injection (CWE-89) directly enables remote exploitation of the application interface for command execution and database data access/modification/deletion.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2019-25537Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25366Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25496Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-1475Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-26990Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-44047Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-12865Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-11135Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25491Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-13369Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Gov
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References