CVE-2026-44521: elFinder MySQL has a SQL Injection in its Volume Driver (elFinderVolumeMySQL)

high Affects studio-42/elfinder. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2026-05-11; advisory modified 2026-09-10.

elFinder MySQL has a SQL Injection in its Volume Driver (elFinderVolumeMySQL)

Package: studio-42/elfinder Composer
Affected versions: <2.1.68
Fixed in: 2.1.68
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (15.5th percentile)
Published: 2026-05-11
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-89

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