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TI-2024-31378 Aliases CVE-2024-46989GHSA-jhg6-6qrx-38mr

Multiple caveats on resources of the same type can result in no permission when permission is expected

Priority LOW 24CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-285.

Summary

spicedb is an Open Source, Google Zanzibar-inspired permissions database to enable fine-grained authorization for customer applications. Multiple caveats over the same indirect subject type on the same relation can result in no permission being returned when permission is expected. If the resource has multiple groups, and each group is caveated, it is possible for the returned permission to be "no permission" when permission is expected. Permission is returned as NO_PERMISSION when PERMISSION is expected on the CheckPermission API. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.35.3. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should not use caveats or avoid the use of caveats on an indirect subject type with multiple entries.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed spicedb (authzed): 1.35.3github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go): 1.35.3

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
authzedspicedbbefore 1.35.31.35.3Patch availableCNA
—github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go)before 1.35.31.35.3Patch availableGHSA-jhg6-6qrx-38mr
  • spicedb Vendorauthzed Affected before 1.35.3 Fixed in 1.35.3 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.35.3 Fixed in 1.35.3 Patch available GHSA-jhg6-6qrx-38mr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:authzed:spicedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.35.3Vulnerableauthzed
  • cpe:2.3:a:authzed:spicedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.35.3 Vulnerable ·authzed

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA spicedb (authzed) Fixed in 1.35.3
  • Fix · GHSA-jhg6-6qrx-38mr github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Fixed in 1.35.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46989
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhg6-6qrx-38mr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

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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