---
id: "CVE-2026-120441"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120441"]
title: "OwnTone Server: SQL injection over MPD port lets attackers read media paths"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["media-server", "mpd", "owntone", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["owntone-not-installed", "port-6600-not-reachable"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T15:17:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T15:24:02+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T15:26:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120441", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T15:24:02+00:00"}]
---

# OwnTone Server: SQL injection over MPD port lets attackers read media paths

OwnTone Server through 29.3 has a SQL injection in mpd_sticker_find() that the MPD listener on TCP port 6600 passes to the database. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted 'sticker find song' command to bypass path restrictions and list all media files with their filesystem paths and metadata.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed OwnTone version against the fixed release, if the sources name one: `owntone --version` or the package manager's version query.
- Check whether the MPD listener is reachable from outside: look for port `6600` open in the host firewall or on the network edge.

## Fix

- Move to a release newer than `29.3`; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T15:24:02+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120441

## Documents

- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/owntone-server-through-29.3-sql-injection-via-mpd-sticker-find-command
- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server/commit/3164f12d18cd91c4973cc28f62298929cadac7da

## From the sources

OwnTone Server through 29.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability in mpd_sticker_find() in src/mpd.c that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject SQL via the URI argument. Attackers can send a crafted 'sticker find song' command to the MPD listener on TCP port 6600 to bypass path restrictions and enumerate all media files with filesystem paths and metadata.

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