SpiceDB's LookupResources with Multiple Entrypoints across Different Definitions Can Return Incomplete Results
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
SpiceDB is an open source database system for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.47.1, if a schema includes the following characteristics: permission defined in terms of a union (+) and that union references the same relation on both sides (but one side arrows to a different permission). Then SpiceDB may have missing LookupResources results when checking the permission. This only affects LookupResources; other APIs calculate permissionship correctly. The issue is fixed in version 1.47.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| authzed | spicedb | before 1.47.1 | 1.47.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) | before 1.47.1 | 1.47.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9m7r-g8hg-x3vr |
- spicedb Vendorauthzed Affected before 1.47.1 Fixed in 1.47.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.47.1 Fixed in 1.47.1 Patch available GHSA-9m7r-g8hg-x3vr
Remediation
- Fix · CNA spicedb (authzed) Fixed in 1.47.1
- Fix · GHSA-9m7r-g8hg-x3vr github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Fixed in 1.47.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m7r-g8hg-x3vr
References
More authzed Spicedb vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-65111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m7r-g8hg-x3vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-65111 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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