Arbitrary file read via regex allowlist bypass
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Arbitrary file read in ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted JavaScript triggers. The GraalPolyglotEngine host-class check passes allowlist entries such as java.util.* to String.matches(), so unescaped dots and wildcards are evaluated as regular-expression metacharacters instead of literal package names. An identity that can create triggers can therefore reach java.util.zip.ZipFile or java.util.jar.JarFile through Java.type() and read files as the ArcadeDB server process despite the sandbox's intended host-I/O restrictions.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file read in ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted JavaScript triggers. The GraalPolyglotEngine host-class check passes allowlist entries such as java.util.* to String.matches(), so unescaped dots and wildcards are evaluated as regular-expression metacharacters instead of literal package names. An identity that can create triggers can therefore reach java.util.zip.ZipFile or java.util.jar.JarFile through Java.type() and read files as the ArcadeDB server process despite the sandbox's intended host-I/O restrictions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75840
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Arcade Data
- Product
- ArcadeDB
- Classifications
- CWE-1025, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.8.1
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-wx28-2265-f788 trigger proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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