What is CVE-2026-23969?

CVE-2026-23969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-23969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Apache Superset

CVE-2026-23969

Apache Superset utilizes a configurable dictionary, DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS, to restrict the execution of potentially sensitive SQL functions within SQL Lab and charts. While this feature included restrictions for engines like PostgreSQL, a vulnerability was reported where the default list for the ClickHouse engine was incomplete. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 4.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.2, which fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2026-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apache Superset
Apache Software Foundation Superset — versions 0.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

lists.apache.org/thread/2q22sp4oj3krcgdkxchhtht0vgwp2wnd (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23969?: CVE-2026-23969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-23969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.