What is CVE-2026-44521?

CVE-2026-44521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Studio-42 Elfinder, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-44521?

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

SQL Injection in Studio-42 Elfinder

CVE-2026-44521

elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.68, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the elFinder MySQL volume driver (elFinderVolumeMySQL) allows any logged-in user, incl…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.000 (9.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Studio-42 Elfinder — versions < 2.1.68

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44521?: CVE-2026-44521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Studio-42 Elfinder, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-44521?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.