Description
Kysely 0.28.12 added a sanitizeStringLiteral() call inside DefaultQueryCompiler.visitJSONPathLeg (commit 0a602bf, PR #1727) to fix CVE-2026-32763 (GHSA-wmrf-hv6w-mr66). The fix only doubles single quotes (' → ''); it does not escape JSON-path metacharacters (., [, ], *, **, ?).
Recommendation
Update the kysely package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
- Affected version(s): >= 0.26.0, < 0.28.17
- Patched version(s): 0.28.17
References
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- SQL Injection via unsanitized JSON path keys when ignoring/silencing compilation errors or using `Kysely<any>`. - CVE-2026-32763
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