What is CVE-2026-28516?

CVE-2026-28516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendcim, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-28516?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-28516 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Opendcim

CVE-2026-28516

openDCIM version 23.04, through commit 4467e9c4, contains a SQL injection vulnerability in Config::UpdateParameter. The install.php and container-install.php handlers pass user-supplied input directly into SQL statements using string interpolation without prepared statements or proper input sanitation. An authenticated user can execute arbitrary SQL statements against the underlying database.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2026-02-27 · last modified 2026-07-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (74.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.006

Affected products

Opendcim — versions 23.04, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

chocapikk.com/posts/2026/opendcim-sqli-to-rce/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
github.com/Chocapikk/opendcim-exploit (Exploit, exploit)
github.com/opendcim/openDCIM/pull/1664 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/opendcim/openDCIM/pull/1664/changes/8f7ab2a710086a9c8c269560793e47c5… (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/opendcim/openDCIM/blob/4467e9c4/install.php (Product)
github.com/opendcim/openDCIM/blob/4467e9c4/config.inc.php (Product)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opendcim-sql-injection-in-config-updateparameter (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28516?: CVE-2026-28516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendcim, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-28516?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-28516 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.