CVE-2026-85388

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/worklenz-through-3.0.0-sql-injection-via-the-sort-field-query-parameter
github Patch Available

Boolean-Based Blind SQL Injection via Improper ORDER BY Clause Input Validation · Advisory · Worklenz/worklenz · GitHub

Affected: v2.1.7 or later.

https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/security/advisories/GHSA-f2f8-2ppj-85pf
generic

worklenz/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/job-titles-controller.ts at v3.0.0 · Worklenz/worklenz · GitHub

https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/job-titles-controller.ts
generic

worklenz/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/worklenz-controller-base.ts at v3.0.0 · Worklenz/worklenz · GitHub

https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/worklenz-controller-base.ts
generic

GitHub - Worklenz/worklenz: All in one project management tool for efficient teams · GitHub

https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz
generic

Authenticated SQL Injection via Unsanitized ORDER BY sort-field Parameter · Issue #395 · Worklenz/worklenz · GitHub

https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/395

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85388(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 80× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-24 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-23 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-23 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-22 19:56 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-22 19:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-22 07:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-21 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-21 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-21 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-20 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-20 03:40 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-20 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-09-19 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-18 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-09-18 00:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-17 11:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 22:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-16 22:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 09:44 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-15 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 07:52 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-09-14 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-13 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-12 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 02:50 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-11 13:59 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-11 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-10 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-10 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-09 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-09 09:40 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-09 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-08 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-08 03:40 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-08 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-07 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-07 01:37 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-07 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-06 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-05 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-05 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-05 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-04 22:10 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-04 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-04 09:15 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-09-04 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-03 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-03 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-03 18:58 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85388?
CVE-2026-85388 is a high vulnerability published on September 3, 2026. Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract…
When was CVE-2026-85388 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85388 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 3, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85388 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85388 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 61.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85388?
CVE-2026-85388 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85388?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85388, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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