CVE-2026-49490
OpenCATS - SQL Injection in DataGrid Filter Handling for Tags Column
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
OpenCATS - SQL Injection in DataGrid Filter Handling for Tags Column
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
- Record
CVE-2026-49490- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-33502
8.6
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
- Record
EUVD-2026-33502- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wcv-mwf3-2vmh
8.6
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling...
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
- Record
GHSA-6wcv-mwf3-2vmh- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
- Record
CVE-2026-49490- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.6
OpenCATS - SQL Injection in DataGrid Filter Handling for Tags Column
OpenCATS from version 0.9.1a contains an SQL injection vulnerability in DataGrid filter handling that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through crafted filters targeting the non-filterable Tags column in the Candidates DataGrid. Attackers can bypass column filterable restrictions by manipulating filter requests to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database.
- Record
CVE-2026-49490- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-49490 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Opencats, published May 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/security/advisories/GHSA-gmpc-j6h7-vw74
vulncheck.com/advisories/opencats-sql-injection-in-datagrid-filter-handling-for-tags-column
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49490
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wcv-mwf3-2vmh
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/49xxx/CVE-2026-49490.json