stigmem-node: decay sweep expires and counts facts across all tenants (cross-tenant BOLA)
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
### Summary On a multi-tenant stigmem node, a caller holding a `write` credential for **one** tenant can run a decay sweep that acts on **every** tenant's facts. The candidate-selection queries in `lifecycle/decay.py` (`_select_ttl_candidates`, `_select_confidence_candidates`) carried no `tenant_id` predicate, and the caller's tenant was not threaded into the sweep or its async worker (`run_decay_sweep` / `_decay_job_worker`), reached via `POST /v1/decay/sweep`. ### Impact A sweep with `ttl_seconds=0` expires **all tenants'** facts — cross-tenant data destruction (integrity and availability). A `dry_run` sweep returns a global candidate count, acting as a cross-tenant existence/volume **oracle** (information disclosure). ### Affected configurations This is a cross-**tenant** break. It is exploitable **only** on deployments running the opt-in `stigmem-plugin-multi-tenant` (multiple tenants on one node). A default single-tenant node has only `tenant="default"` — there is no second tenant to cross — so it is **not exploitable** on default deployments. The rating is HIGH for the multi-tenant deployments the plugin exists to isolate. ### Patches Fixed in `0.9.0a12` (PR #728): `identity.tenant_id` is threaded into `run_decay_sweep` and `_decay_job_worker`, and `AND tenant_id = ?` was added to the candidate selectors and the graph-sync. A tenant-B sweep now leaves tenant-A facts untouched, and `dry_run` counts only the caller's tenant. The `check_fact_query_tenant_scope.py` CI guard was extended to scan `lifecycle/` so this class cannot silently regress. ### Workarounds None other than upgrading to `0.9.0a12`. Single-tenant deployments are unaffected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | stigmem-node (PyPI) | before 0.9.0a12 | 0.9.0a12 | Patch available | GHSA-6gqw-jqv7-v88m |
- stigmem-node (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.0a12 Fixed in 0.9.0a12 Patch available GHSA-6gqw-jqv7-v88m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6gqw-jqv7-v88m stigmem-node (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.0a12 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-6gqw-jqv7-v88m
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