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TI-2023-17992 Aliases CVE-2023-35930GHSA-m54h-5x5f-5m6r

LookupResources may return partial results in spicedb

Priority LOW 24CWE-913Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired, database system for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making a negative authorization decision based on the results of a `LookupResources` request with 1.22.0 is affected. For example, using `LookupResources` to find a list of resources to allow access to be okay: some subjects that should have access to a resource may not. But if using `LookupResources` to find a list of banned resources instead, then some users that shouldn't have access may. Generally, `LookupResources` is not and should not be to gate access in this way - that's what the `Check` API is for. Additionally, version 1.22.0 has included a warning about this bug since its initial release. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.22.2. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using `LookupResources` for negative authorization decisions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go): 1.22.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
authzedspicedb= 1.22.0—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go)1.22.0 to before 1.22.21.22.2Patch availableGHSA-m54h-5x5f-5m6r
  • spicedb Vendorauthzed Affected = 1.22.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.22.0 to before 1.22.2 Fixed in 1.22.2 Patch available GHSA-m54h-5x5f-5m6r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:authzed:spicedb:1.22.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.22.0Vulnerableauthzed
  • cpe:2.3:a:authzed:spicedb:1.22.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·authzed

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m54h-5x5f-5m6r github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Fixed in 1.22.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35930
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m54h-5x5f-5m6r

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-31139 SpiceDB checks involving relations with caveats can result in no permission when permission is expected CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-13621 SpiceDB binding metrics port to untrusted networks and can leak command-line flags CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-17962 Integer overflow in chunking helper causes dispatching to miss elements or panic CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-06024 Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-24882 `SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI` is leaked when URI cannot be parsed CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-28919 SpiceDB: SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI is leaked on startup logs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
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Sources

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