CVE-2026-66838 PUBLISHED

SQL injection via the :comment option in Postgrex.stream/4

Assigner: EEF
Reserved: 06.08.2026 Published: 07.08.2026 Updated: 07.08.2026

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in elixir-ecto postgrex allows SQL Injection via the :comment option of Postgrex.stream/4. An attacker who can influence that value can close the comment delimiter with */ and extend the streamed statement with their own clauses, which execute under the connection's role. Ecto exposes the same option through Ecto.Repo.stream/2.

Postgrex appends the comment by concatenating it into the statement text sent in the Parse message, without escaping or rejecting */. The option is validated by comment_not_present!/1 at every other execution point; stream/4 never calls it. Because Parse accepts a single command, the injection is confined to the streamed statement and further statements cannot be chained.

This issue affects postgrex: from 0.19.3 before 0.22.4.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor elixir-ecto
Product postgrex
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.19.3 to 0.22.4 (excl.)
Vendor elixir-ecto
Product postgrex
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 4971a2722fa72f8e1b54a2c403cad4c43916e36d to * (excl.)

Affected Configurations

The application must pass a :comment derived from untrusted input to Postgrex.stream/4 or Ecto.Repo.stream/2. Applications that omit the option or pass only static values are unaffected.

Workarounds

Reject any :comment value containing */ or a null byte before passing it to Postgrex.stream/4 or Ecto.Repo.stream/2. Alternatively, build comments only from trusted values.

Credits

  • Snehil Shah finder
  • José Valim remediation developer
  • Jonatan Männchen / EEF analyst

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-66 SQL Injection