RCE in Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/brave
CVE-2026-47252
Anyquery is an SQL query engine built on top of SQLite. Prior to 0.4.5, authenticated users with INSERT or UPDATE access to affected macOS virtual tables can execute operating-system commands because the Chrome plugin and equivalent Brave, Edge, and Safari variants interpolate a SQL-controlled URL into AppleScript or JXA source passed to osascript. In plugins/chrome/tabs.go, tabsTable.Insert() passes the URL through fmt.Sprintf(newTabScript, url), and tabsTable.Update() uses fmt.Sprintf(setURLScript, pk, url). A URL containing quote and newline characters can break out of the intended string or property record and append script statements, resulting in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the anyquery process on the macOS host. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.5.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/brave — versions < 0.2.0
- Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/chrome — versions < 0.2.0
- Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/edge — versions < 0.2.0
- Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/reminders — versions < 0.2.0
- Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/safari — versions < 0.2.0
- Julien040 Anyquery — versions < 0.4.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-47252?
- CVE-2026-47252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anyquery Github.com/julien040/anyquery/plugins/brave, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47252?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.