Path traversal in ClickHouse
Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In ClickHouse before 18.12.13, functions for loading CatBoost models allowed path traversal and reading arbitrary files through error messages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClickHouse | All versions prior to version 18.12.13. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ClickHouse Vendor— Affected All versions prior to version 18.12.13. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clickhouse:clickhouse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.12.13 | Vulnerable | ClickHouse |
- cpe:2.3:a:clickhouse:clickhouse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.12.13 Vulnerable ·ClickHouse
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v23-4x7f-rh2c
References
More Clickhouse vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-27624 ClickHouse v24.3.3.102 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component DB::evaluateConstantExpressionImpl. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-14986 ClickHouse's Role-based Access Control is bypassed when query caching is enabled. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2018-10534 Improper input validation in ClickHouse CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10533 Incorrect configuration in deb package in ClickHouse before 1.1.54131 could lead to unauthorized use of the database. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12398 Out-of-bounds read in ClickHouse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-14672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v23-4x7f-rh2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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