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CVE-2026-109688

Status: DeferredCritical (9.3)—
Severity9.3Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.24 %higher than 14% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.

CVSS

Base score
9.3
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.24 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
14
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Inyección SQL ciega explotable por red sin privilegios ni interacción (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N); CVSS C:H indica lectura de datos, con I:N sin manipulación confirmada.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkFilter Network TrafficApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Linkwhisper — Link WhisperAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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