Is CVE-2026-72608 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-72608 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-72608?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 11 August 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Koha Koha through 24.11.17, 25.05.12, 25.11.06, 26.05.01.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-72608?

A patch was published on 2026-09-03: Fixes released in versions 26.11.00, 26.05.02, 25.11.07, 25.05.13, 24.11.18 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-72608 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-72608?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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.

CVE-2026-72608: Koha stored SQL injection in patron card layout

CVE-2026-72608 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-08-11

Koha is a free and open-source library management system used by thousands of libraries worldwide to manage patron records, circulation, and catalog data. A stored SQL injection vulnerability allows authenticated library staff with patron card creation privileges to inject malicious SQL commands that can be triggered when printing patron cards, potentially exposing the entire database including patron personal information, staff passwords, and other sensitive library data.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-72608 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-72608 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-72608?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 11 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Koha Koha through 24.11.17, 25.05.12, 25.11.06, 26.05.01.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-72608?: A patch was published on 2026-09-03: Fixes released in versions 26.11.00, 26.05.02, 25.11.07, 25.05.13, 24.11.18 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-72608 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-72608?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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.

Technical details

This is a stored (second-order) SQL injection vulnerability in Koha's patron card module (CWE-89). The vulnerability exists in two stages: (1) During layout creation (patroncards/edit-layout.pl), user-supplied image_name parameters are stored verbatim into layout XML without validation or escaping; (2) During card printing (patroncards/create-pdf.pl), the stored image_name value is concatenated directly into a SQL query without parameterization. An authenticated staff member with the tools/label_creator permission can exploit this by storing SQL injection payloads in the image_name field, then triggering execution by printing a patron card batch using that layout. Attackers can extract arbitrary database contents including borrower PII and staff password hashes using error-based or time-based blind SQL injection techniques. Patches are available in versions 26.11.00, 26.05.02, 25.11.07, 25.05.13, and 24.11.18.

Affected products

Koha Koha through 24.11.17, 25.05.12, 25.11.06, 26.05.01

Timeline

2026-08-11: disclosed
2026-09-03: patched: Fixes released in versions 26.11.00, 26.05.02, 25.11.07, 25.05.13, 24.11.18

References

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