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title: "CVE-2026-100406: dbt - SQL Injection"
description: "dbt 2.0.0-alpha.0 to 2.0.0-alpha.5 contains an unauthorized SQL query execution vulnerability caused by unauthenticated access to POST /api/v1/query endpoint, letting remote attackers read arbitrary files via DuckDB functions, exploit requires network access to exposed server."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-100406/
---

# CVE-2026-100406 dbt - SQL Injection

dbt 2.0.0-alpha.0 to 2.0.0-alpha.5 contains an unauthorized SQL query execution vulnerability caused by unauthenticated access to POST /api/v1/query endpoint, letting remote attackers read arbitrary files via DuckDB functions, exploit requires network access to exposed server.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100406)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2.0.0-alpha.5 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100406](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100406)
- [https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h2j2-2r7g-rff8](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h2j2-2r7g-rff8)
- [https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/commit/3a5d26fe02b58382720d04cbd87143b7b6775413](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/commit/3a5d26fe02b58382720d04cbd87143b7b6775413)
- [https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.5)

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