CVE-2026-18428: SQL Query Validation Bypass in OpenSearch Direct Query
AWS · Opensearch
Vendor fix available · Affected: AWS Opensearch · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 63% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A SQL query validation bypass in the Flint extension query handler in the OpenSearch SQL plugin allows a remote authenticated actor with async query access to execute arbitrary code on Apache Spark workers by sending a crafted SQL query to the direct query endpoint.
Affected products2
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- AWS · Opensearchfrom 2.13 up to and including 3.5
- Github · Opensearchfrom 2.13 up to and including 3.6
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- AWS
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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