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GHSA-36P7-VC44-83PF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-12 18:31 – Updated: 2026-06-12 18:31

Details

A code injection vulnerability in version 0.4.17 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code on the server by sending a malicious model repository and trust_remote_code set to true in the /api/v2/tenants/default_tenant/databases/default_database/collections/{collection_id} if they have the UPDATE_COLLECTION permission.

Severity

9.4 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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CVE-2026-45833 (GCVE-0-2026-45833)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 15:16 – Updated: 2026-06-12 15:57

Summary

Severity

9.4 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

HiddenLayer

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Chroma	ChromaDB	Affected: 0.4.17 , ≤ * (custom)

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-36P7-VC44-83PF

CVE-2026-45833 (GCVE-0-2026-45833)

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