GHSA-36P7-VC44-83PF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-12 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-24 20:03
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Summary
ChromaDB has a code injection vulnerability
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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  "affected": [
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "chromadb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.4.17"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1.5.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-45833"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-24T20:03:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T16:16:29Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "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\u00a0/api/v2/tenants/default_tenant/databases/default_database/collections/{collection_id} if they have the UPDATE_COLLECTION permission.",
  "id": "GHSA-36p7-vc44-83pf",
  "modified": "2026-08-24T20:03:34Z",
  "published": "2026-06-12T18:31:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45833"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45833"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488430"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45833.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-06-chromadb-5"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ChromaDB has a code injection vulnerability"
}



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