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TI-2026-86134 Aliases CVE-2026-85736

Arbitrary file deletion as root in Chartbrew via data connection paths

Priority LOW 35CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Chartbrew before 5.2.3 is affected. Connection creation and update store attacker-chosen absolute SSL and SSH file paths, and connection cleanup later passes those paths to fs.unlink without a path restriction (CWE-73). A user with createOwn and deleteOwn permissions on their own team can store a target path in a connection and then delete the connection to remove that file. The default container runs Chartbrew as root, so an attacker can delete files such as /code/.env or application source, causing integrity loss and service disruption.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Chartbrew is an open-source web application that can connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create charts. Prior to 5.2.3, connection creation or update stored attacker-chosen absolute SSL and SSH file paths, and later connection cleanup passed those stored paths to fs.unlink without a path restriction. The vulnerable surface is data-connection certificate and SSH-key cleanup when a connection is removed. A user with createOwn and deleteOwn permissions on their own team stores a target path in a connection and then deletes the connection to trigger cleanup; default self-signup grants teamOwner these permissions. The cleanup routine treats the stored SSL or SSH path as a managed certificate path and unlinks the referenced file; duplicateConnection provides a second advisory-identified trigger. The attacker must be able to create or update and then delete a connection on their own team. The default container runs Chartbrew as uid 0, while deployments with a less-privileged process are limited by that process's deletion permissions. The attacker can delete files such as /code/.env or application source, causing integrity loss and service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.3.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00202 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chartbrew (chartbrew): 5.2.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
chartbrewchartbrewbefore 5.2.35.2.3Patch availableCNA
  • chartbrew Vendorchartbrew Affected before 5.2.3 Fixed in 5.2.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:depomo:chartbrew:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——chartbrew
  • cpe:2.3:a:depomo:chartbrew:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·chartbrew

Remediation

Upgrade chartbrew to version 5.2.3, which fixes the issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA chartbrew (chartbrew) Fixed in 5.2.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85736
  2. 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2026-46993 Chartbrew: SQL Injection via Missing Backslash Escaping in ClickHouse Variable Substitution CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.9
  • TI-2026-29337 Chartbrew: Missing Authorization in /api/chart/:chart_id/query via team-level refresh toggle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-29331 Chartbrew: Incorrect Access Control in public chart and export routes via missing onReport and SharePolicy checks CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-29560 Chartbrew: Incorrect Access Control in dataset and dataRequest routes via team-scoped permission checks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-29336 Chartbrew: Incorrect Access Control in project share policy routes via unbound policy_id CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-24781 Chartbrew Cross-Tenant Template Export and Secret Disclosure in `GET /team/:team_id/template/generate/:project_id` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
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Sources

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