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ArcadeDB EUVDEUVD-2026-113930

| CVE-2026-119576 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-30 VulnCheck GHSA-7ggx-x32v-fc5c
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with readRecord-only account
  2. Exploit
    Send GraphQL type definition with crafted @sql directive to /api/v1/query/{database}
  3. Execution
    Server accepts schema replacement (HTTP 200)
  4. Impact
    Another user's GraphQL query returns attacker-controlled results

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid ArcadeDB account holding at least readRecord permission on the target database (PR:L - not remote-unauthenticated), the GraphQL module must be loaded and the /api/v1/query/{database} endpoint exposed to such users, and the request must use language: graphql carrying a GraphQL type definition with a crafted @sql directive. Affected versions are 21.12.1 up to and including 26.10.1. Impact is further gated and delayed: the altered shared schema only changes results once another user (e.g., an administrator) subsequently issues a GraphQL query, and the directive runs with the querying user's own privileges, so there is no data write or privilege escalation. The vendor's workaround is to upgrade to 26.10.2, or on earlier versions not to expose GraphQL to users who must not alter what others see, or to not load the GraphQL module.

Impact

All signals point to a genuine but moderate, authenticated-only issue rather than a drop-everything emergency. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N, 5.3 Medium) shows network reach and low complexity but requires low privileges (PR:L) - an attacker must already hold a valid account with readRecord on the target database - and the only impact is low integrity (VI:L): no confidentiality loss, no availability loss, and no write/privilege escalation (the vendor explicitly states the @sql directive runs as the querying user). The GHSA advisory corroborates this: it is an integrity problem of the database's shared GraphQL schema, where a read-only user can change what other users (including administrators) see in query results. The vuln.today decision label is this_month (not act_now/emergency), consistent with the Medium rating. No CISA KEV listing is present and no EPSS score was provided in the input, so there is no signal of active or probable widespread exploitation; however, a detailed step-by-step Proof of Concept is published in the GHSA advisory, lowering the barrier to reproduction. Net: a real, patch-this-cycle authorization-bypass (CWE-862) affecting data integrity, meaningfully gated by the need for valid credentials and an exposed GraphQL module, and further limited by low real-world deployment of ArcadeDB. EPSS was not supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the available data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has been granted a low-privilege ArcadeDB account with only readRecord permission sends a crafted GraphQL type definition containing an @sql directive to the read-only /api/v1/query/{database} endpoint (language: graphql); the server accepts it (HTTP 200) even though direct schema commands like CREATE DOCUMENT TYPE are refused with 403. When an administrator or other user next runs a GraphQL query, they silently receive attacker-controlled results instead of the real data. A detailed reproduction PoC is published in the GHSA advisory, though it is not provided as a verified working exploit tool.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026

ArcadeDB versions 21.12.1 through 26.10.1 allow an authenticated user who holds only the readRecord privilege to overwrite the database's shared GraphQL schema through the read-only /api/v1/query/{database} endpoint, so later GraphQL queries issued by other users - including administrators - return the attacker-chosen result. The root cause is a missing authorization check (CWE-862): a GraphQL type definition carrying a crafted @sql directive was not treated as a schema change, even though the same user is correctly refused a CREATE DOCUMENT TYPE with 403 for lacking updateSchema. The vendor fixed this in 26.10.2; there is no CISA KEV listing or exploitation reporting, and because directive statements execute with the querying user's own privileges there is no data write and no privilege escalation - only manipulation of what other users see. A public proof-of-concept walkthrough is included in the vendor advisory; it is a documented reproduction, not verified working exploit code.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to ArcadeDB 26.10.2, which the vendor released as the fix for this issue; after upgrading, GraphQL type definitions are treated as schema changes and are rejected on the read-only /api/v1/query/{database} endpoint, and executing them requires the updateSchema right on the command endpoint. If upgrading immediately is not possible, the vendor's documented workarounds are to avoid exposing GraphQL to users who must not be able to alter what other users see, or to not load the GraphQL module at all; the trade-off is that the first option narrows who can use GraphQL queries on affected databases and the second removes GraphQL functionality entirely until the upgrade is applied. Because the injected @sql statement runs with the privileges of whichever user later queries the schema, administrators should also treat GraphQL results on unpatched instances as potentially tampered with. Details are in the advisory at https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-773f-9j7c-cr54.

Affected VersionsENISA

arcadedb 21.12.1 <26.10.2

Affected Packages

euvd arcadedb fix: 26.10.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the Maven artifact com.arcadedb:arcadedb-graphql (CPE cpe:2.3:a:arcadedata:arcadedb). ArcadeDB's GraphQL layer keeps a single schema per database as shared state, and an @sql directive on a type or field binds that field to a SQL statement executed through database.query. In the vulnerable versions the read-only query endpoint /api/v1/query/{database} accepted a GraphQL type definition submitted with language: graphql and installed it into the shared schema without checking the caller's updateSchema right, while the equivalent schema operation on the command path (for example CREATE DOCUMENT TYPE) was properly rejected with 403. This is the CWE-862 Missing Authorization class: an operation that mutates shared configuration is reachable through a handler that only enforces read-level permissions. Downstream queries by other clients then execute the injected @sql statement under their own session, which is why the advisory classifies the issue as an integrity problem for query results rather than a data-write or privilege-escalation primitive. The 26.10.2 fix reclassifies GraphQL type definitions as schema changes, refusing them on the read-only endpoint and requiring updateSchema on the command endpoint as well.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable low-complexity call needs a low-privilege account (PR:L), affects only integrity of shared schema results (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 30, 2026 - 15:17 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

ArcadeDB from 21.12.1 before 26.10.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows users with only readRecord to replace the shared GraphQL schema via the read-only query endpoint. Attackers can send a GraphQL type definition with a crafted @sql directive to /api/v1/query/{database}, altering query results returned to other users including administrators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
ArcadeDB is a niche multi-model database with limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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