---
id: CVE-2026-111444
title: >-
  Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash
  escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies
  request data to inline-literal paths
summary: >-
  Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash
  escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies
  request data to inline-literal paths. These include opt-in parameterize=false
  queries a…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: Wheels
product: Wheels
affected:
  - Wheels < 4.2.0
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T15:19:36.177'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111444'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wheels-dev/wheels/security/advisories/GHSA-mvr9-2h5x-w6cq
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00319
epssPercentile: 0.24672
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Syscallh00k/CVE-2026-111444'
  checkedAt: '2026-10-27T18:52:45.382Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T12:32:05.706516Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T03:57:49.274Z'
---

## Overview

Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies request data to inline-literal paths. These include opt-in parameterize=false queries and IN lists, and positions in developer-written where strings that the parser does not bind, such as BETWEEN bounds, function arguments and LIKE ESCAPE literals. Doubling single quotes without accounting for backslash escapes allows a value to alter the query. Bound paths are not affected; whereBetween() is bound from 4.1.2. This is fixed in 4.2.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.