CVE-2026-86020CWE-1236CWE-20

Part-DB: Spreadsheet Formula Injection in XLSX Part Exports

Medium · published October 23, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic components. Prior to version 2.13.2, Part-DB contains a spreadsheet formula injection vulnerability in the part import/export workflow. An authenticated user with permission to import parts can import a CSV file containing formula-prefixed values, such as =1+1, into user-controlled part fields. When the affected part is later exported as an XLSX spreadsheet, Part-DB writes the attacker-controlled value using PhpSpreadsheet's setCellValue() method without neutralising spreadsheet formula characters. As a result, the exported XLSX file contains an executable spreadsheet formula cell rather than a plain text value. If another user exports and opens the spreadsheet, the formula may be evaluated by their spreadsheet software. This issue has been patched in version 2.13.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00119 · 1.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-1236 · Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File; CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-10-23T04:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 OCT 04:04Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 23 OCT 04:05Z
    Part-DB: Spreadsheet Formula Injection in XLSX Part Exports
    cvelistv5
  • 23 OCT 04:05Z
    Part-DB: Spreadsheet Formula Injection in XLSX Part Exports
    cvelistv5