CVE-2026-40831
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn low privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the Easy View due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceEasy View contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its SQL SELECT command handling where special elements are not properly neutralized, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker with low privileges to inject malicious SQL queries and extract sensitive data from the database.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Easy View installation and versionLocate Easy View installation directories and check for version files, or use system package management commands (dpkg, rpm, or similar) to query installed Easy View packagesAffected if The installed version cannot be determined or is unknown/unpatched
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Verify SQL SELECT feature is in useExamine application configuration files or logs to determine if SQL SELECT functionality is enabled or actively used within Easy ViewAffected if SQL SELECT feature is enabled or configured in the application
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Check for unauthenticated access vectorsReview network-facing configurations and authentication settings to determine if remote unauthenticated access to SQL SELECT functionality is possibleAffected if SQL SELECT interface is accessible without authentication to low-privilege or anonymous users
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Inspect database interaction logsExamine Easy View application logs, database audit logs, or web server logs for suspicious SQL queries, unusual SELECT statements, or evidence of SQL injection attemptsAffected if Logs show anomalous SQL SELECT commands or potential injection patterns
Your environment is affected if Easy View is running with SQL SELECT functionality enabled and accessible to remote unauthenticated or low-privilege users, and the installed version lacks the vendor security patch for this SQL injection vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataObtain and apply the vendor-supplied security patch or update for Easy View that implements proper input validation and parameterized queries to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability.
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