Partial String Comparison Vulnerability in BettaFish InsightEngine by 666ghj
CVE-2026-14687

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

666ghj

Status
Bettafish
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 July 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-14687?

A vulnerability exists in the BettaFish product where the function _deduplicate_results in the InsightEngine component's agent.py file allows for partial string comparison. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely, leading to potential manipulation of search results. The issue has been publicly disclosed, and a pull request is pending acceptance to address the flaw. Users are advised to monitor the situation and consider applying available patches as they become available.

Affected Version(s)

BettaFish 1.2.0

BettaFish 1.2.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-14687 - Proof of Concept

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/376283
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https://vuldb.com/vuln/376283/cti
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https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-14687
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dem000000 (VulDB User)
VulDB CNA Team
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