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CVE-2026-22599
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
Strapi is an open source headless content management system. In versions on the 4.x branch prior to 4.26.1 and on the 5.x branch prior to 5.33.2, a database-query injection vulnerability existed in the Strapi Content-Type Builder write API. An authenticated administrator could inject arbitrary database statements through the "column.defaultTo" attribute when creating or modifying a content type. Setting "defaultTo" as a tuple "[value, { isRaw: true }]" caused the value to be passed directly into Knex's "db.connection.raw()" during schema migration without sanitization, allowing arbitrary statement execution at the database layer. Depending on the database engine, this enabled arbitrary file read via database utility functions, denial of service via forced server crash on schema-migration error, and on engines that permit external program execution, remote code execution against the database server. The patch in versions 4.26.1 and 5.33.2 addresses this by restricting all Content-Type Builder write APIs to development mode only. Production deployments running v5.33.2 or later return 404 for requests against "/content-type-builder/content-types" and related endpoints, removing the network-reachable attack surface entirely.
Affected Packages
@strapi/content-type-builder (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.33.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.33.2
@strapi/plugin-content-type-builder (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.26.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.26.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09