Unauthenticated SQL injection in widely used ServiceNow AI Platform could expose/alter enterprise instance data across many customers.
CVE-2026-13016
Unauthenticated SQL injection in ServiceNow AI Platform allowing arbitrary DB queries.
Is CVE-2026-13016 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-13016 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-13016?
CVE-2026-13016 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2026-13016?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-13016. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-13016 affect?
CVE-2026-13016 affects ServiceNow AI Platform, ServiceNow instances (hosted), ServiceNow instances (self-hosted/partner). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-13016?
Apply ServiceNow security update immediately; verify logs, DB integrity, and rotate credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL to read, modify, or delete instance database records and tamper data.
Immediate action required
- affected< Yokohama Patch 13 Hot Fix 5a
- affected< Zurich Patch 10 Hot Fix 3b
- affected< Zurich Patch 10 Hot Fix 4a W32
- affected< Zurich Patch 11 Hot Fix 3
- affected< Australia Patch 2 Hot Fix 4b W32
- affected< Australia Patch 4 Hot Fix 3
- affected< Australia Patch 5
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.