# CVE-2026-50772: Squirro Cognitive Search server-side template injection in password reset

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-50772-squirro-cognitive-search-server-side-template-injection-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-50772 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-08-17

Squirro Cognitive Search is an enterprise search platform that uses AI and machine learning to help organizations find and analyze information across connected data sources. A vulnerability in the password reset email template allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server by injecting a malicious payload, potentially gaining complete control of the application and access to all indexed data.

Technologies: [Squirro Cognitive Search](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cognitive-search). Vendors: [Squirro](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/squirro).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-50772 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-50772 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-50772?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 17 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Squirro Cognitive Search < 3.14.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-50772?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-50772?** Check whether you run Squirro Cognitive Search at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Squirro Cognitive Search < 3.14.2

## Related threats

- [Squirro Cognitive Search stored cross-site scripting in email and HTML editor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-50771-squirro-cognitive-search-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-email-and)
- [Squirro Cognitive Search privilege escalation via access control bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-50770-squirro-cognitive-search-privilege-escalation-via-access-control)