Reader-to-admin escalation via unbound gRPC principal
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Improper privilege management in Arcade Data ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 lets remote authenticated users gain server-wide administrator access via gRPC. ArcadeDbGrpcService.beginTransaction starts a dedicated transaction executor thread without setCurrentUser, and executeCommand later reuses that thread to run LANGUAGE js with a null principal, causing checkScriptingPermissions to return before enforcing UPDATE_SECURITY. Any authenticated reader who can reach the default-enabled gRPC interface can open a transaction, reuse its transaction ID, and create a server-wide administrator account; the advisory notes that JavaScript host access makes the result RCE-equivalent.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in Arcade Data ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 lets remote authenticated users gain server-wide administrator access via gRPC. ArcadeDbGrpcService.beginTransaction starts a dedicated transaction executor thread without setCurrentUser, and executeCommand later reuses that thread to run LANGUAGE js with a null principal, causing checkScriptingPermissions to return before enforcing UPDATE_SECURITY. Any authenticated reader who can reach the default-enabled gRPC interface can open a transaction, reuse its transaction ID, and create a server-wide administrator account; the advisory notes that JavaScript host access makes the result RCE-equivalent.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75843
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Arcade Data
- Product
- ArcadeDB
- Classifications
- CWE-862, CWE-269, T1059.007, T1068
- 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-p29f-345w-4qwf proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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