SpiceDB: Caveat structures with nested lists can result in improper cache reuse
Priority LOW 12CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
SpiceDB is an open source database system for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. From version 1.15.0 to before version 1.52.0, caveat structures with nested lists can result in improper cache reuse. This issue has been patched in version 1.52.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00276 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed spicedb (authzed): 1.52.0github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go): 1.52.0
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| authzed | spicedb | 1.15.0 to before 1.52.0 | 1.52.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) | 1.15.0 to before 1.52.0 | 1.52.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mqcf-gqvg-rmhm |
- spicedb Vendorauthzed Affected 1.15.0 to before 1.52.0 Fixed in 1.52.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.15.0 to before 1.52.0 Fixed in 1.52.0 Patch available GHSA-mqcf-gqvg-rmhm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA spicedb (authzed) Fixed in 1.52.0
- Fix · GHSA-mqcf-gqvg-rmhm github.com/authzed/spicedb (Go) Fixed in 1.52.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqcf-gqvg-rmhm
References
More authzed 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-2026-46668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqcf-gqvg-rmhm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46668 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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