📄 Description (English)
An low privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the getDevicegroups function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-40832 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the getDevicegroups function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to extract sensitive data through improper input sanitization. While no public exploit exists, the lack of authentication requirement and absence of a patch create significant risk for organizations using affected products. Immediate identification of vulnerable systems and implementation of compensating controls are critical.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 29, 2026 18:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This SQL injection vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), healthcare providers, and telecommunications operators (STC, Mobily). Organizations managing device groups or network infrastructure are particularly vulnerable. The unauthenticated nature of the attack makes it exploitable from the internet, threatening critical infrastructure and customer data confidentiality across multiple sectors.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running affected products (vendor confirmation required)
2. Implement network-level access controls restricting access to getDevicegroups function to trusted sources only
3. Enable comprehensive SQL query logging and monitoring for suspicious patterns
4. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
5. Apply input validation and parameterized queries at application layer if source code accessible
6. Implement database-level least privilege accounts with minimal SELECT permissions
7. Enable database activity monitoring (DAM) solutions to detect unauthorized data access
8. Segment network to isolate affected systems from sensitive data repositories
DETECTION:
9. Monitor for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND) in getDevicegroups requests
10. Alert on unusual database query patterns or data exfiltration attempts
11. Track failed authentication attempts followed by SQL injection attempts
PATCHING:
12. Contact vendor immediately for patch timeline and interim security updates
13. Prepare patch testing environment and deployment plan
14. Schedule emergency patching once vendor releases fix
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل المنتجات المتأثرة (يتطلب تأكيد البائع)
2. تنفيذ ضوابط الوصول على مستوى الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى دالة getDevicegroups للمصادر الموثوقة فقط
3. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات SQL الشامل ومراقبة الأنماط المريبة
4. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن محاولات حقن SQL وحجبها
الضوابط البديلة:
5. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات والاستعلامات المعاملة على مستوى التطبيق إن أمكن
6. تنفيذ حسابات قاعدة البيانات بأقل صلاحيات مع أذونات SELECT محدودة
7. تفعيل حلول مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن الوصول غير المصرح به
8. تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن مستودعات البيانات الحساسة
الكشف:
9. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND) في طلبات getDevicegroups
10. تنبيهات على أنماط استعلامات قاعدة البيانات غير العادية أو محاولات تسرب البيانات
11. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات حقن SQL
التصحيح:
12. الاتصال بالبائع فوراً للحصول على جدول زمني للتصحيح والتحديثات الأمنية المؤقتة
13. تحضير بيئة اختبار التصحيح وخطة النشر
14. جدولة التصحيح الطارئ بمجرد إصدار البائع للإصلاح
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
ECC 2024 A.6.1.2 - Access Control and Authentication
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Secure Development and Change Management
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - Vulnerability Management and Patch Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.GV-1 - Organizational context and governance
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control and authentication
SAMA CSF PR.DS-1 - Data protection and confidentiality
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and monitoring
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.1 - Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.6 - Change management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 1