CakePHP is a widely used web framework; a high-severity SQL injection in core expression handling can compromise many web apps and databases across organizations.
CVE-2026-119419
SQL injection in CakePHP collation handling allows injection via COLLATE
Is CVE-2026-119419 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-119419 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-119419?
CVE-2026-119419 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-119419?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-119419. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-119419 affect?
CVE-2026-119419 affects CakePHP <= 5.4.3, Web applications using affected CakePHP versions, All DB drivers accessible by the application. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-119419?
Upgrade to patched CakePHP (>5.4.3) or apply vendor commits; restrict DB privileges and audit inputs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker-controlled collation values can append SQL after COLLATE, enabling data exfiltration, modification, or DB takeover within connection privileges.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.4.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.