ArcadeDB: Trigger scripts run with java.lang.* allowed, enabling OS command execution (RCE)
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
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
ScriptTriggerExecutor sets allowedPackages to java.lang.*, java.util.*, java.time.*, java.math.* (ScriptTriggerExecutor.java:56); trigger creation is gated only at UPDATE_SCHEMA (LocalSchema.createTrigger:636). Permitting java.lang.* host-class lookup lets a trigger script do Java.type("java.lang.Runtime").getRuntime().exec(...) (or ProcessBuilder). The reflection denylist does not block Java.type host lookups, and allowCreateProcess(false) only restricts GraalVM's guest process API, not a host Runtime.exec reached through HostAccess.ALL. Exploit: a user with UPDATE_SCHEMA (schema admin, strictly less than security admin) runs CREATE TRIGGER ... EXECUTE JAVASCRIPT '<runtime.exec>' and obtains OS RCE when the trigger fires. Fix: remove java.lang.* (and narrow the rest) from the trigger allow-list; if host interop is needed, expose an explicit @HostAccess.Export API surface instead of whole packages; consider gating trigger creation at UPDATE_SECURITY. Prefer an allow-list (HostAccess.EXPLICIT) over the current denylist-over-HostAccess.ALL. Related medium/low items to fold into the fix: IMPORT DATABASE SSRF via unfollowed-redirect re-validation (SourceDiscovery.java:113), BACKUP/EXPORT DATABASE missing authorization (BackupDatabaseStatement.java:56, ExportDatabaseStatement.java:52), chunked-transfer body-size DoS bypass (HttpServer.java:301,318-333), and no brute-force lockout on password auth (ServerSecurity.java:189-205).
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 |
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| — | com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine (Maven) | before 26.7.2 | 26.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-x9f9-r4m8-9xc2 |
- com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 26.7.2 Fixed in 26.7.2 Patch available GHSA-x9f9-r4m8-9xc2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x9f9-r4m8-9xc2 com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine (Maven) Fixed in 26.7.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-x9f9-r4m8-9xc2
References
Sources
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