---
title: "CVE-2026-44642: Piwigo - SQL Injection"
description: "Piwigo < 16.4.0 contains a SQL injection caused by improper escaping of unauthenticated usernames in upgrade authentication queries, letting unauthenticated attackers execute unauthorized database upgrades, exploit requires pending database upgrades."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-44642/
---

# CVE-2026-44642 Piwigo - SQL Injection

Piwigo < 16.4.0 contains a SQL injection caused by improper escaping of unauthenticated usernames in upgrade authentication queries, letting unauthenticated attackers execute unauthorized database upgrades, exploit requires pending database upgrades.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44642)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

Data Tampering, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

25 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 16.4.0 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-2026-44642](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44642)
- [https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/2cfa7a3d194c8b95edde43038d8f5be5a359e785](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/2cfa7a3d194c8b95edde43038d8f5be5a359e785)
- [https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/releases/tag/16.4.0](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/releases/tag/16.4.0)
- [https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-6wj3-7fhw-gfpm](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-6wj3-7fhw-gfpm)
- [https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/1ff9d04534feb5f8f3cc2d3613c0fe8b51a1c0ba](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/1ff9d04534feb5f8f3cc2d3613c0fe8b51a1c0ba)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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