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CVE-2026-75513 — Vulnerability in Marten — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Marten's LINQ provider has SQL injection via unescaped string literals

Published September 17, 2026Updated September 17, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Several code paths in Marten's LINQ provider and tenant-management internals interpolated a runtime, potentially attacker-influenced value into generated SQL as a single-quoted string literal without escaping or parameterization. A value containing a single quote (`'`) could break out of the literal and inject arbitrary SQL. The primary vector is a `Dictionary<,>` indexer **key** used in a `Where` filter — `Where(x => x.Attributes[key] == v)` — a common "filter by attribute name" / EAV pattern. It is confirmed with an executed proof-of-concept and yields filter / multi-tenant authorization bypass (returning other tenants' rows) and blind data exfiltration. Where the application permits `;`-batched statements (Npgsql default), data modification is also possible. ## Affected sinks - `Linq/Members/Dictionaries/DictionaryItemMember.cs` — dictionary indexer key (primary, confirmed PoC) - `Linq/Members/Dictionaries/DictionaryContainsKeyFilter.cs` — `Dictionary.ContainsKey(key)` (Newtonsoft serializer only; System.Text.Json escapes the quote) - `Linq/Parsing/SelectParser.cs` — a constant string projected through `Select(x => new { L = runtimeString })` - `Internal/Operations/DeleteAllForTenant.cs` — tenant id reaching per-tenant projection teardown via `IEventStore.DeleteProjectionProgressAsync` (an in-code comment wrongly claimed the value was validated) - `Schema/DatabaseScopedTenantPartitions.cs` — tenant id inlined into `FOR VALUES IN ('...')` partition DDL - `Events/Daemon/Internals/EventLoader.cs` (defense-in-depth) — per-tenant partition-pruning literal ## Proof of concept (primary vector) Benign: `x.Attributes["nonexistent-key"] == "v"` returns 0 rows. Attack: `x.Attributes["nonexistent' = '' or 1=1 --"] == "v"` returns all rows. Generated SQL: ``` select d.data from public.mt_doc_doc as d where d.data -> 'Attributes' ->> 'x' or 1=1 --' = :p0; ``` ## Fix Each sink now escapes embedded single quotes (`.Replace("'", "''")`, mirroring the existing `Ordering.BuildNgramRankExpression`) or binds the value as a parameter (`DeleteAllForTenant`). Where a literal is retained for partition pruning, escaping preserves plan-time pruning while closing the injection. Regression tests lock down each vector. ## Workarounds Until upgrading: do not pass untrusted input as a dictionary indexer key / `ContainsKey` argument / `Select` constant, nor as a tenant id into projection teardown or provisioning; and disable multi-statement command batching to limit blast radius. ## Credit Reported privately and responsibly by an external security researcher with an executed PoC. Additional sinks found during the follow-up LINQ-wide audit.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 17, 2026 (25 days ago).
  • Last revised September 17, 2026 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Marten to 9.13.0 or later
dotnet add package Marten --version 9.13.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Marten
nuget
7.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.10.0 (+203 more)9.13.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-75513?
Marten's LINQ provider has SQL injection via unescaped string literals This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-75513?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-rfx3-98h7-v3xp

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