---
id: CVE-2026-111444
title: >-
  Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash
  escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies
  request data to inline-literal paths
summary: >-
  Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash
  escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies
  request data to inline-literal paths. These include opt-in parameterize=false
  queries a…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: Wheels
product: Wheels
affected:
  - Wheels < 4.2.0
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T03:31:30.485Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111444'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wheels-dev/wheels/security/advisories/GHSA-mvr9-2h5x-w6cq
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T03:57:49.274Z'
---

## Overview

Wheels through 4.1.2 allows SQL injection on MySQL/MariaDB with backslash escaping enabled (NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES absent) when an application supplies request data to inline-literal paths. These include opt-in parameterize=false queries and IN lists, and positions in developer-written where strings that the parser does not bind, such as BETWEEN bounds, function arguments and LIKE ESCAPE literals. Doubling single quotes without accounting for backslash escapes allows a value to alter the query. Bound paths are not affected; whereBetween() is bound from 4.1.2. This is fixed in 4.2.0.

## Affected

- `Wheels < 4.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.