Critical severity · published Apr 7, 2026
CVE-2026-23696
Windmill < 1.603.3 File Ownership Handling SQLi RCE
9.9
CVSS
13.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Windmill CE and EE versions 1.276.0 through 1.603.2 contain an SQL injection vulnerability in the folder ownership management functionality that allows authenticated attackers to inject SQL through the owner parameter. An attacker can use the injection to read sensitive data such as the JWT signing secret and administrative user identifiers, forge an administrative token, and then execute arbitrary code via the workflow execution endpoints.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WC
Windmill CE (Community Edition) · Windmill Labs
1.276.0 through 1.603.2 · source: vendor
WE
Windmill EE (Enterprise Edition) · Windmill Labs
1.276.0 through 1.603.2 · source: vendor
Affected product
WC
Windmill CE (Community Edition)
Windmill Labs
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23696
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23696
apps.nextcloud.com
https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/flow/releases
chocapikk.com
https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/windfall-nextcloud-flow-windmill-rce/
github.com
https://github.com/Chocapikk/Windfall
github.com
https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/942fb629210ebb287f48467d1535ffde3a3eeafe
github.com
https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.603.3
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/windmill-file-ownership-handling-sqli-rce
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