CVE-2026-52697
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 · uneditedSubscriber SQL Injection in Taskbuilder <= 5.0.7 versions.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Subscriber functionality of Taskbuilder software versions 5.0.7 and below allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through user-supplied input, potentially enabling unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or data manipulation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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 Taskbuilder installationLocate the Taskbuilder application in your environment - check application inventories, installed software lists, or deployment recordsAffected if Taskbuilder is not present in the environment
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Determine installed Taskbuilder versionCheck the installed version of Taskbuilder against the product's version reporting mechanism (about page, CLI command, or configuration file)Affected if Version is 5.0.7 or any version below 5.0.7
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Verify Subscriber component statusExamine Taskbuilder configuration or component list to determine if the Subscriber component is enabled or installedAffected if Subscriber component is enabled or installed
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Assess subscriber input exposureIdentify whether subscriber input fields are accessible via web interface, API, or other entry points in your deploymentAffected if Subscriber input fields are exposed and accessible to users or attackers
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Check for SQL injection mitigationsReview application code or configuration for use of parameterized queries/prepared statements in Subscriber component functionality, or inspect database access controls for the application accountAffected if No parameterized queries are implemented AND database permissions are not restricted for the application account
You are affected if running Taskbuilder version 5.0.7 or below with the Subscriber component enabled and accessible, and without SQL injection protections in subscriber input handling.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Taskbuilder to a version beyond 5.0.7 (patched release). If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement parameterized queries or prepared statements to neutralize SQL injection vectors in the subscriber module.
Taskbuilder > 5.0.7 (latest stable release)
- 1. Identify the current installed version of Taskbuilder in your environment
- 2. Upgrade Taskbuilder to the latest available version beyond 5.0.7 (verify the specific fixed version from vendor release notes)
- 3. After upgrade, test the subscriber functionality to confirm the SQL injection vulnerability is resolved
- 4. Verify that existing subscriber roles still function correctly after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-52697 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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