HAVELSAN Sef - AI Chatbot Platform: SQL injection
Summary
Sef - AI Chatbot Platform by HAVELSAN Inc. contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in all versions before 2.1. An attacker who can send requests to the platform may be able to inject SQL commands, which could allow reading, changing or deleting data and disrupting the service. The vendor has stated that the product is not supported, so a patch is unlikely. CVSS 8.8 (the CNA's score; NVD analysis is pending).
Affected
- HAVELSAN Inc. Sef - AI Chatbot Platform, versions 0 to less than 2.1
- Unknown whether any deployment is running a version that is not affected.
Fixed in
- Version 2.1 is the first unaffected release according to the affected range.
- No vendor advisory or download confirming 2.1 was found.
- The vendor has stated the product is not supported; a fix is unlikely.
Workaround
- Unknown. No vendor or researcher workaround was found.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited in the wild; not listed in CISA KEV according to secondary sources.
- No public proof of concept found.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
Our recommendation
- Check whether the Sef - AI Chatbot Platform is used anywhere in your environment.
- Remove it from internet exposure and restrict access to trusted internal networks.
- Limit and audit accounts that can reach the platform, and review the database permissions of the application.
- Check the Turkish CERT advisory (TR-26-1241) for further guidance.
- Plan migration to a supported chatbot product.
- Also check CVE-2026-80464 (SSRF in the same product).
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Turkish National CERT advisory TR-26-1241 siberguvenlik.gov.tr
- VulnERS CVE record (CVELIST) vulners.com
- VulnERS NVD record vulners.com
- TheHackerWire CVE-2026-80298 www.thehackerwire.com
- Strix CVE-2026-80298 www.strix.ai
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-80298 app.opencve.io
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 22:51.
Original description (NVD)
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL injection') vulnerability in HAVELSAN Inc. Sef - AI Chatbot Platform allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Sef - AI Chatbot Platform: before 2.1. NOTE: The vendor was contacted and it was learned that the product is not supported.
NVD references (1)
Sources
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- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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