- Critical 9.2
CVE-2026-112005
WhoDB 0.104.0 before 0.135.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary host files by running DuckDB filesystem functions through the query editor. Attackers can log in to a DuckDB file without credentials and use read_text, read_blob, COPY ... TO or ATTACH to steal session.key and stored database credentials or overwrite files.
Scores
The facts
- Published
- 18 October 2026
- Last changed
- 18 October 2026
- NVD status
- Received
- Severity
- Critical, CVSS 9.2 out of 10 (version 4.0)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/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… - Weakness
- Known exploited
- Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
- EPSS
- No EPSS score in this build.
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References
Where this comes from
- CVE records, scores and weaknesses: the NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD). As at 18 October 2026.
- Known exploited flaws: the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. As at 18 October 2026.
- Exploitation probability: FIRST EPSS. As at 18 October 2026.