# CVE-2026-80236: Thinking Software Technology EFence SQL injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-80236-thinking-software-technology-efence-sql-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-26. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-80236 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2026-08-26

EFence is a security application used to protect and manage file uploads and access controls. This SQL injection vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls, access file upload functionality without permission, and extract sensitive data from the underlying database—potentially exposing customer information and system configuration details.

Technologies: [Thinking Software Technology EFence](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/efence). Vendors: [Thinking Software Technology](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/thinking-software-technology).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-80236 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80236 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-80236?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 26 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Thinking Software Technology EFence 1.2.66 (DB Ver:56) and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-80236?** 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.

**How is CVE-2026-80236 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-80236?** Check whether you run Thinking Software Technology EFence 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.

## Technical details

CVE-2026-80236 is a SQL injection vulnerability in EFence versions 1.2.66 (DB Ver:56) and earlier. The vulnerability resides in the file upload functionality and permits unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries over the network (no authentication required, no user interaction needed). Attackers can read arbitrary database contents and gain unauthorized access to file upload features. The vendor has released a patch in version 1.2.67 (DB Ver:57) and later.

## Affected products

- Thinking Software Technology EFence 1.2.66 (DB Ver:56) and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-08-26: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11137-c6e5f-2.html](https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11137-c6e5f-2.html)
- [https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11133-e0167-1.html](https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11133-e0167-1.html)

## Related threats

- [Thinking Software Technology EFence SQL injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-89180-thinking-software-technology-efence-sql-injection)
- [Thinking Software Technology EFence arbitrary file upload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-80237-thinking-software-technology-efence-arbitrary-file-upload)
- [Thinking Software Technology EFence arbitrary file upload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-80235-thinking-software-technology-efence-arbitrary-file-upload)