Appsmith’s SQL query editor’s autocomplete functionality fails to sanitize database object names before rendering them in innerHTML, allowing an authenticated Developer to inject persistent XSS by a malicious table or column names triggering arbitrary code execution in the sessions of other workspace members when they interact with the same datasource.
CVE-2026-7299
Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-02. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 0.9.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.4
- EG Score
- 6.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 44(Track)EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity63% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 27%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 2, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026GitHub - Stuub/Appsmith-1.98-Stored-XSS-Exploit: Automating the exploitation of CVE-2026-7299 - Stored XSS via Database Table/Column Names in SQL Autocomplete within Appsmith =>1.99. Initial discovery 30/03/26 · GitHub
https://github.com/Stuub/Appsmith-1.98-Stored-XSS-ExploitVU#265691 - Appsmiths SQL Query autocomplete renderer contains a cross site scripting vulnerability
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/265691SSRF via `POST /api/v1/admin/send-test-email` — JavaMail Bypasses WebClient IP Filter · Advisory · appsmithorg/appsmith · GitHub
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/security/advisories/GHSA-vvxf-f8q9-86ghRelease v2.1 🌈
Patch available: appsmithorg/appsmith v2.1
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/releases/tag/v2.1fix(security): block SSRF via send-test-email SMTP host validation (GHSA-vvxf-f8q9-86gh)
Patch available: appsmithorg/appsmith v1.99 (PR #41666 merged 2026-03-31)
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/pull/41666commit 99d691809199 (appsmithorg/appsmith)
Patch available: appsmithorg/appsmith v2.0 (contains commit 99d691809199)
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/commit/99d69180919981ed9bc5484050d809a5bec68accVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7299(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCStuub/Appsmith-1.98-Stored-XSS-ExploitFirst seen Mar 31, 2026
Automating the exploitation of CVE-2026-7299 - Stored XSS via Database Table/Column Names in SQL Autocomplete within Appsmith =>1.99. Initial discovery 30/03/26
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