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TI-2026-36821 Aliases CVE-2026-49989GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p

CrateDB's Blob HTTP handler bypasses authorization

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

CrateDB is a distributed SQL database. Prior to versions 6.2.8 and 6.3.2, any authenticated user can read or delete any blob whose SHA-1 digest they know, and can plant new blobs unconditionally, in any blob table, regardless of `GRANT`s. CrateDB has two ways to access blob storage: SQL (`SELECT ... FROM blob.<table>` and friends) and the blob HTTP API (`GET|PUT|DELETE /_blobs/{table}/{digest}`). The SQL path goes through `AccessControl`, which is what enforces privilege grants; that's why `SELECT digest FROM blob.secret_blobs` fails for a user who has no grants on the table. The HTTP path authenticates the request but never asks `AccessControl` whether the authenticated user is allowed to touch the table. So a user with no grants gets `MissingPrivilegeException` from SQL and `200 OK` plus the blob bytes from `GET /_blobs/secret_blobs/<digest>`. Deployments that don't use `BLOB TABLE` are unaffected. Authentication itself still works; the bug is strictly that being authenticated as anyone is treated as sufficient for any blob op. Versions 6.2.8 and 6.3.2 fix the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0047 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed crate (crate): 6.2.8, 6.3.2io.crate:crate (Maven): 6.2.8, 6.3.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
cratecratebefore 6.2.8; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.26.2.8, 6.3.2Patch availableCNA
—io.crate:crate (Maven)before 6.2.86.2.8Patch availableGHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p
—io.crate:crate (Maven)6.3.0 to before 6.3.26.3.2Patch availableGHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p
  • crate Vendorcrate Affected before 6.2.8; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2 Fixed in 6.2.8, 6.3.2 Patch available CNA
  • io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.2.8 Fixed in 6.2.8 Patch available GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p
  • io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2 Fixed in 6.3.2 Patch available GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA crate (crate) Fixed in 6.2.8, 6.3.2
  • Fix · GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 6.3.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49989
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xv8-gjwh-fv8p

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