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TI-2026-53097 Aliases CVE-2026-75853GHSA-jfxf-4v73-8xw7

ArcadeDB Gremlin Wire Protocol Authorization Bypass Cross-Database

Priority HIGH 73CWE-862Published · 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
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

ArcadeDB's Gremlin wire-protocol plugin (com.arcadedb:arcadedb-gremlin) in versions <= 26.7.3 enforces authentication (SASL PLAIN) but performs no authorization: it never checks database access permissions (canAccessToDatabase) and never binds the authenticated principal into the engine. As a result, any valid server credential — even one provisioned for zero or one unrelated database — can read, write, and drop data in any database on the server by selecting a target database via a traversal-source alias, completely bypassing the engine's per-type/read-only/UPDATE_SCHEMA ACLs. The issue is fixed in version 26.8.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00589 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed arcadedb (ArcadeData): 26.8.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ArcadeDataarcadedbbefore 26.8.126.8.1Patch availableCNA
  • 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
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75853
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfxf-4v73-8xw7

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2026-63057 ArcadeDB before 26.9.1 TimeSeries ACL Bypass via Type Permission CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-53099 ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Path Traversal via create/drop database CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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