CVE-2026-12717: CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') in Google Cloud BigQuery Data Transfer Service
Description
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability (CWE-74) exists in the CData JDBC driver integration within Google Cloud BigQuery Data Transfer Service versions prior to 2026-05-01. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code in the connector container and escalate privileges within the tenant project by using crafted JDBC connection string parameters. The vulnerability was patched on May 1, 2026, and no customer action is required.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.4critical
Affected software
Google Cloud
BigQuery Data Transfer Service
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12717 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability affecting the CData JDBC driver integration in Google Cloud BigQuery Data Transfer Service. Versions prior to 2026-05-01 on Google Cloud Platform are affected. An authenticated attacker can exploit crafted JDBC connection string parameters to achieve remote code execution within the connector container and escalate privileges in the tenant project. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.4 (critical). Google patched this vulnerability on May 1, 2026, and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. The vendor advisory explicitly states no customer action is needed.
Potential Impact
An authenticated attacker could achieve remote code execution in the connector container and escalate privileges within the tenant project. This could lead to unauthorized control over resources in the affected Google Cloud project. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.4, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability was patched by Google on May 1, 2026. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Google manages the remediation server-side, and no customer action is required according to the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GoogleCloud
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T11:20:27.072Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2026-056","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8ee8a5acd9273b49ed0874
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 13:22:45 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 18:07:28 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:17 UTC
Views: 63
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