Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-129171
The short answer
CVE-2026-129171 affects likaia NginxPulse and is rated critical (CVSS 9.3). It is not in CISA's KEV catalog; EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%.
What it is
NginxPulse 1.5.0 before 1.6.26 contains an unauthenticated sql injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to append SQL via the id and locationType parameters of /api/stats/:type. Attackers can close the quoted table-name identifier and use error-based output to read database contents, and read or write server files via PostgreSQL superuser functions.
Weakness: CWE-89.
Severity
9.3 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
0.41%
Higher than 36% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
NginxPulse. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/likaia/nginxpulse/blob/0d41264ae441ddfcb595551f2e2f374f707dae22/internal/analytics/overall_stats.go#L219-L224
- github.com/likaia/nginxpulse/blob/0d41264ae441ddfcb595551f2e2f374f707dae22/internal/analytics/stats.go#L217-L221
- github.com/likaia/nginxpulse/commit/f9416bea3be892a394cd24a6d4a2afbd8397e926
- github.com/likaia/nginxpulse/issues/103
- vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261030/nginxpulse/
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nginxpulse-1.5.0-before-1.6.26-sql-injection-via-api-stats-type
Questions
Is CVE-2026-129171 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-15. FIRST's EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-129171?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Received. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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