Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-112005WhoDB 0.104.0 before 0.135.0 Arbitrary File Read/Write via DuckDB Query Editor
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in whodb from clidey. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
WhoDB 0.104.0 before 0.135.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary host files by running DuckDB filesystem functions through the query editor. Attackers can log in to a DuckDB file without credentials and use read_text, read_blob, COPY ... TO or ATTACH to steal session.key and stored database credentials or overwrite files.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x3h5-pr45-fx4r) vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/clidey/whodb/commit/80111c9ebc2eec382222629ba9fd26236f1a40e6 patch
- whodb 0.135.0 Release Notes release-notes
- https://github.com/clidey/whodb/blob/0.134.0/core/src/plugins/duckdb/duckdb.go#L375-L387 technical-description
- https://github.com/clidey/whodb/blob/0.134.0/core/src/plugins/duckdb/db.go#L73-L95 technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: WhoDB 0.104.0 before 0.135.0 Arbitrary File Read/Write via DuckDB Query Editor third-party-advisory