ArcadeDB MongoDB wire protocol authentication bypass cross-database
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
ArcadeDB versions before 26.8.1 fail to enforce SASL authentication on data commands in the MongoDB wire-protocol plugin. Unauthenticated attackers can issue insert, find, update, delete, and create commands against any database by connecting to port 27017 without credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcadeData | arcadedb | before 26.8.1 | 26.8.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- arcadedb VendorArcadeData Affected before 26.8.1 Fixed in 26.8.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA arcadedb (ArcadeData) Fixed in 26.8.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ArcadeData arcadedb 26.8.1
14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 7 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-53098 ArcadeDB Redis Wire-Protocol Plugin Missing AuthenticationPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2026-53086 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Arbitrary File Read via Unescaped RegexPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-53095 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Authentication Bypass via Async CommandPriority HIGH 76
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgx7-2w7q-r9mc
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More ArcadeData vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53098 ArcadeDB Redis Wire-Protocol Plugin Missing Authentication CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-53086 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Arbitrary File Read via Unescaped Regex CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-53095 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Authentication Bypass via Async Command CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-53089 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Privilege Escalation via gRPC Transaction CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-53097 ArcadeDB Gremlin Wire Protocol Authorization Bypass Cross-Database CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-63057 ArcadeDB before 26.9.1 TimeSeries ACL Bypass via Type Permission CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-75852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-75852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgx7-2w7q-r9mc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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