CVE-2026-75855
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Description
ArcadeDB versions before 26.8.1 fail to sanitize database names in the POST /api/v1/server endpoint's create database and drop database commands, allowing authenticated root users to write and delete arbitrary files outside the configured database directory. Attackers can supply database names containing ../ sequences to create databases at arbitrary filesystem paths or recursively delete directories the server process can access.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.4
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-18 12:19:35.997000
Last modified
2026-10-22 22:10:00.250000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-18T12:19:35.997",
"lastModified": "2026-10-22T22:10:00.250",
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"source": "[email protected]",
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