CVE-2026-7489

High

Published: 02 May 2026

Published

02 May 2026

Modified

05 May 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0009 25.3th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7489 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Org (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 25.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 3 other techniques. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

SI-10 directly prevents SQL injection like CVE-2026-7489 by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs before incorporation into database queries.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

SI-2 requires organizations to identify, report, and remediate software flaws such as the SQL injection vulnerability in CTMS.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

prevent

AC-6 least privilege restricts database account permissions, limiting the scope of damage from successful SQL injection exploitation.

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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T1213.006 Databases Collection

Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.

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T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact

Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.

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T1485 Data Destruction Impact

Adversaries may destroy data and files on specific systems or in large numbers on a network to interrupt availability to systems, services, and network resources.

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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in remotely accessible application directly enables T1190 exploitation and facilitates T1213.006 database data collection, T1565.001 stored data manipulation, and T1485 data destruction via read/modify/delete operations.

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

NVD Description

CTMS developed by Sunnet has a SQL Injection vulnerability, allowing authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands to read, modify, and delete database contents.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-7489 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting CTMS, a product developed by Sunnet. The flaw enables authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands, allowing them to read, modify, and delete database contents. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and was published on 2026-05-02T10:16:18.803.

Authenticated remote attackers with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation results in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to complete database compromise through unauthorized data access, alteration, or destruction.

Advisories from TWCERT/CC, available at https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10895-25ca1-2.html and https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10894-1ac1f-1.html, provide further details on the issue.