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Critical Injection exploit reference

CVE-2026-23696 — Windmill SQL Injection in Folder Ownership Handling Enables Token Forgery and Code Execution

Windmill CE and EE versions 1.276.0 through 1.603.2 contain an SQL injection vulnerability in the folder ownership management functionality that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through the owner parameter. An attacker can use the injection to read sensitive data such as the JWT signing secret and administrative user identifiers, forge an administrative token, and then execute arbitrary code via the workflow execution endpoints.

Published Apr 7, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulnCheck

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

Detection templates (Nuclei) · 1
How the score was calculated
  • Public exploit/PoC (nuclei)+4
  • EPSS 13.6% (30-day exploitation probability)+14
  • Technical severity (critical)+10
  • CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
13.58%
ahead of 96% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026
Affects
Windmill Labs
Windmill CE (Community Edition) and 1 more
CVSS base
9.9
Critical · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
Proof of concept
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Windmill Labs Windmill CE (Community Edition), Windmill Labs Windmill EE (Enterprise Edition)).
  2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  3. EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Windmill Labs Windmill CE (Community Edition) ≥ 1.276.0 and ≤ 1.603.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Windmill Labs Windmill EE (Enterprise Edition) ≥ 1.276.0 and ≤ 1.603.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
9.4 CVSS 4.0 Critical — — disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.4 CVSS 4.0 Critical — — VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
9.9 CVSS 3.1 Critical 3.1 6.0 disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.9 CVSS 3.1 Critical — — VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-89 · SQL Injection

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Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

Detection templates (Nuclei)

Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 13.58%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
  • Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logsendpoint telemetry (EDR)

Analysis and videos

CVE-2026-23696: Windmill SQL Injection in Folder Ownership Handling Enables Token Forgery and Code Execution
CVE-2026-23696 is a critical SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in the folder ownership management of Windmill Community and Enterprise Editions, affecting versions 1.276.0 through 1.603.2 according to the record. An authenticated attacker could use the owner parameter to read sensitive data, forge an administrative token and reach workflow execution endpoints. No confirmed exploitation appears in the sources consulted, and the record is still awaiting NVD analysis.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · windmill labs/windmill ce (community edition), windmill labs/windmill ee (enterprise edition)
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • CVSS changed · 9.9
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Awaiting Analysis
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVE published
    Apr 7, 2026 · VulnCheck

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

7 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Windmill Labs
every CVE for this vendor
Injection
same class
CWE-89
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-22683 Windmill < 1.615.0 Operator Role Missing Authorization Checks RCE Apr 7, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-23696 is "Windmill SQL Injection in Folder Ownership Handling Enables Token Forgery and Code Execution", rated Critical. It affects Windmill CE (Community Edition) (Windmill Labs); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.9 describes technical severity. EPSS 13.58% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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