CVE-2026-40849
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 user_alarmprofile 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 · high confidenceAn unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in the user_alarmprofile view where special elements are not properly neutralized in a SQL SELECT command. A low privileged remote attacker can exploit this to inject malicious SQL queries, resulting in total loss of confidentiality.
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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 product with user_alarmprofile viewLocate which application or system in your environment implements the user_alarmprofile view. Review your application's database layer or ORM mappings to find this component.Affected if Your environment contains a user_alarmprofile view and you cannot confirm it uses parameterized queries.
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Verify view accessibilityCheck network exposure and authentication requirements for the endpoint or API that queries the user_alarmprofile view. Confirm whether anonymous or unauthenticated access is permitted.Affected if The user_alarmprofile view can be accessed without authentication.
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Inspect SQL query implementationReview the source code or database procedure that defines the user_alarmprofile view's SELECT query. Look for direct string concatenation or unsanitized parameter insertion.Affected if The SELECT query in user_alarmprofile constructs SQL using string concatenation or does not use parameterized queries/prepared statements.
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Check input handlingTrace how user-supplied input flows into the view's query. Identify any parameters or filters passed to the SELECT statement without proper sanitization.Affected if User-provided parameters are directly incorporated into the SQL query without validation or escaping.
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Test for SQL injection vectorsIf you have a testing environment, attempt to inject SQL syntax characters as input to parameters used by the user_alarmprofile view and observe database behavior or error responses.Affected if SQL syntax characters in input produce unexpected database behavior or expose SQL error messages.
You are affected if your environment contains the user_alarmprofile view that is accessible and uses dynamic SQL construction without parameterized queries or input validation.
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 dataImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all SQL queries in the user_alarmprofile view, apply principle of least privilege to database accounts, and conduct thorough input validation.
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