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ArcadeDB EUVDEUVD-2026-78785

| CVE-2026-54076 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-07-16 https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb GHSA-vg6x-6pg9-6qwg
8.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privilege or read-only API token
  2. Delivery
    Reach database command/query HTTP endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Send ALTER TYPE / DROP PROPERTY DDL
  4. Execution
    Schema mutator runs without UPDATE_SCHEMA check
  5. Impact
    Schema corrupted, stored records lose meaning

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 an authenticated identity on the target ArcadeDB database - the CVSS vector's PR:L confirms low-privilege authentication is needed, and the description specifies this can be as little as a read-only API token that lacks UPDATE_SCHEMA. The attacker must be able to reach the database command/query HTTP endpoints and issue SQL DDL (DROP PROPERTY, ALTER TYPE, or ALTER PROPERTY). What limits exploitation: a valid credential/token is required (not fully unauthenticated), the server's HTTP endpoints must be network-reachable to the attacker, and the deployment must be running client/server mode with non-admin users - embedded mode and internal system paths (startup schema load, HA replication) are unaffected because the check is a no-op there. No user interaction and no non-default configuration beyond issuing a token to an untrusted party is required.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, base 8.1) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable HTTP endpoints, low complexity, and low privileges (any authenticated token) with no user interaction, yielding high integrity impact and no confidentiality impact. The one point worth scrutiny is the A:H rating - schema corruption plausibly degrades availability (a dropped property or renamed type can break application reads), but the description explicitly says it does not directly read or write record data, so A:H may be somewhat aggressive versus the demonstrated schema-integrity impact; I independently assess availability as Low rather than High. No EPSS score, KEV entry, POC, or SSVC decision data was supplied, so exploitation-probability signals are absent - treat this as an authorization/integrity issue whose severity rests on the CVSS integrity impact plus the low bar of needing only a read-only token, not on any evidence of active exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained any valid ArcadeDB credential or a read-only API token - for example a token issued to a reporting service - sends an SQL DDL statement such as DROP PROPERTY User.email or ALTER TYPE Account NAME LegacyAccount to the database command HTTP endpoint. The server executes it without checking UPDATE_SCHEMA, silently corrupting the schema so that stored records lose their meaning and dependent application logic breaks. No public exploit code is identified, but the attack requires only a single crafted HTTP request and low attacker skill given AC:L.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 16, 2026

Missing-authorization schema tampering in ArcadeDB before 26.6.1 lets any authenticated identity - including a read-only API token that lacks the UPDATE_SCHEMA permission - mutate the database schema over the HTTP command/query endpoints. Because CVE-2026-44221's fix only added the UPDATE_SCHEMA check to LocalDocumentType.createProperty, the remaining schema mutators (DROP PROPERTY, ALTER TYPE, ALTER PROPERTY, type/bucket/alias changes) stayed unguarded, so a low-privilege user can drop properties, rename or re-parent types, and flip property constraints, corrupting the meaning of every stored record. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV, but the vendor advisory (GHSA-vg6x-6pg9-6qwg) confirms the flaw and a fix in 26.6.1.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: 26.6.1 - upgrade ArcadeDB (arcadedb-engine) to 26.6.1 or later, where every public schema-mutating method on LocalDocumentType and LocalProperty now enforces checkPermissionsOnDatabase(UPDATE_SCHEMA) via a shared helper (the check is a no-op in embedded mode and for system contexts with no bound user, so schema-load-at-startup, HA replication, and administrators are unaffected). Until you can upgrade, apply the vendor workaround: grant write access only to trusted users and API tokens and treat all schema DDL (DROP PROPERTY, ALTER TYPE, ALTER PROPERTY) as administrator-only at the application layer - the trade-off is that any legitimate low-privilege workflow relying on schema changes must be re-mediated through an admin path, and read-only tokens should be audited and reissued since they currently carry unintended schema-mutation power. Advisory: https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-vg6x-6pg9-6qwg.

Affected VersionsENISA

arcadedb < 26.6.1
arcadedb-engine < 26.6.1

Affected Packages

maven com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine fix: 26.6.1
euvd arcadedb fix: 26.6.1
euvd arcadedb_engine fix: 26.6.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in maven, euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

ArcadeDB is a multi-model (document/graph/key-value) Java database that exposes SQL-style DDL over HTTP command/query endpoints and enforces per-database rights such as UPDATE_SCHEMA. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the schema layer in engine/src/main/java/com/arcadedb/schema/LocalDocumentType.java and LocalProperty.java implemented the UPDATE_SCHEMA permission check on only one of many public schema-mutating methods. LocalProperty's setters had no check at all, so operations reachable via DROP PROPERTY, ALTER TYPE (SUPERTYPE/NAME/alias/bucket), and ALTER PROPERTY (MANDATORY, READONLY, NOTNULL, MIN, MAX, REGEXP, DEFAULT, OF, CUSTOM) executed regardless of the caller's rights. This is an incomplete-fix sibling of CVE-2026-44221; the affected package is the Maven artifact pkg:maven/com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine.

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Severity by source

Vendor (https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Network HTTP endpoint (AV:N), any authenticated token suffices (PR:L), no UI; schema tampering gives high integrity impact but no data disclosure (C:N) and only partial availability degradation (A:L).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb).

CVSS VectorVendor: https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Impact

The fix for CVE-2026-44221 (GHSA-fxc7-fm93-6q77) added an UPDATE_SCHEMA authorization check to a single schema-mutating method (LocalDocumentType.createProperty). The remaining public schema mutators were left unchecked, so an authenticated identity (including a read-only API token) that lacks the UPDATE_SCHEMA permission could still mutate the database schema on its own database:

  • DROP PROPERTY <type>.<property>
  • ALTER TYPE <name> SUPERTYPE +<other> / -<other> (change the inheritance hierarchy)
  • ALTER TYPE <name> NAME <newName> (rename a type)
  • type alias and bucket changes
  • ALTER PROPERTY <type>.<property> ... (MANDATORY, READONLY, NOTNULL, MIN, MAX, REGEXP, DEFAULT, OF, CUSTOM) - the LocalProperty setters had no check at all

This does not directly disclose or write record data, but it corrupts the meaning of every stored record and breaches the documented permission model, which advertises UPDATE_SCHEMA as the gating right for schema mutation.

Affected component

Engine schema layer: engine/src/main/java/com/arcadedb/schema/LocalDocumentType.java and engine/src/main/java/com/arcadedb/schema/LocalProperty.java, reachable via the SQL DROP PROPERTY, ALTER TYPE, and ALTER PROPERTY statements over the database command/query HTTP endpoints.

Patches

Every public schema-mutating method on LocalDocumentType and LocalProperty now enforces checkPermissionsOnDatabase(UPDATE_SCHEMA) via a shared helper. The check is a no-op in embedded mode and in system contexts with no bound user (schema load at startup, HA replication apply), so internal paths and administrators are unaffected.

Workarounds

Grant write access only to trusted users and API tokens; treat all schema DDL as administrator-only at the application layer until upgraded.

Resources

Incomplete-fix sibling of CVE-2026-44221 / GHSA-fxc7-fm93-6q77.

Credit

Reported by Kai Aizen (SnailSploit).

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 16 maven packages depend on com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine (8 direct, 8 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 26.6.1.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

ArcadeDB versions before 26.6.1 contain an authorization bypass that allows authenticated users with read-only API tokens to perform unauthorized schema modifications, enabling privilege escalation. These users can drop properties, rename types, and alter constraints, corrupting the structure and meaning of every stored record. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Vendor-released patch: ArcadeDB 26.6.1

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche multi-model Java database, limited enterprise deployment footprint
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
High

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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