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GHSA-JQPM-WF57-QX5C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-08 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-29 15:41

Summary

Weaviate has an Improper Authorization issue

Details

A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to 1.37.7. This vulnerability affects the function validateConfig of the file usecases/auth/authentication/apikey/client.go of the component Static API Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument StaticApiKey leads to authorization bypass. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.38.0-rc.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0. You should upgrade the affected component.

Severity

5.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

1.3 (Low)


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

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        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/weaviate/weaviate"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-11500"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-285"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-29T15:41:13Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-08T10:16:32Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to 1.37.7. This vulnerability affects the function validateConfig of the file usecases/auth/authentication/apikey/client.go of the component Static API Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument StaticApiKey leads to authorization bypass. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.38.0-rc.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0. You should upgrade the affected component.",
  "id": "GHSA-jqpm-wf57-qx5c",
  "modified": "2026-07-29T15:41:13Z",
  "published": "2026-06-08T12:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11500"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/issues/11392"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/commit/40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.38.0-rc.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11500"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/835080"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120/cti"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  "summary": "Weaviate has an Improper Authorization issue"
}

CVE-2026-11500 (GCVE-0-2026-11500)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-08 09:00 – Updated: 2026-06-08 13:26 X_Open Source

Title

Weaviate Static API Key client.go validateConfig authorization

Summary

Severity

2.3 (Low)


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

5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-08 13:26 UTC

CWE

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Assigner

VulDB mitre root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120/cti	signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11500	third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/835080	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/issues/11392	exploitissue-tracking
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/commit/40f2c…	patch
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag…	patch
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Weaviate	Affected: 1.37.0 Affected: 1.37.1 Affected: 1.37.2 Affected: 1.37.3 Affected: 1.37.4 Affected: 1.37.5 Affected: 1.37.6 Affected: 1.37.7 Unaffected: 1.38.0-rc.0 cpe:2.3:a:weaviate:weaviate::::::::

Credits

Dem000 (VulDB User)

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