9.3
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-22599
Strapi Vulnerable to SQL Injection in Content Type Builder
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 14, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-22599 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Strapi strapi
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update Strapi to patch a database-query injection vulnerability in the Content-Type Builder write API.
  • Update to Strapi version 4.26.1 or later.
  • Update to Strapi version 5.33.2 or later.
  • Restrict Content-Type Builder write APIs to development mode.
  • Remove network-reachable attack surface in production.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.26.1
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.33.2
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-3xcq-8mjw-h6mx
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/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
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added Reference https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.26.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.33.2
    Added Reference https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-3xcq-8mjw-h6mx
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