What is CVE-2026-5490?

CVE-2026-5490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Drivelock, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-5490?

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

SQL Injection in Drivelock

CVE-2026-5490

DriveLock SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of DriveLock. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 4568 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. . Was ZDI-CAN-28726.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Drivelock — versions 25.2.2.61370

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5490?: CVE-2026-5490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Drivelock, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-5490?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.