CVE-2026-75851Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Server admin escalation via async JS command

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026

Privilege escalation in Arcade Data ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to create a server-wide administrator via /api/v1/command. PostCommandHandler passes attacker-controlled language and awaitResponse values into executeCommandAsync, and the arcadedb-async worker initializes DatabaseContext without setCurrentUser, so the JavaScript scripting permission check returns early on a null principal. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege database credentials and the HTTP command endpoint, but a read-only user can then call database.getSecurity().createUser(...) and gain server-wide administrative control.

CVSS severity9.4
Critical
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Arcade Data ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to create a server-wide administrator via /api/v1/command. PostCommandHandler passes attacker-controlled language and awaitResponse values into executeCommandAsync, and the arcadedb-async worker initializes DatabaseContext without setCurrentUser, so the JavaScript scripting permission check returns early on a null principal. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege database credentials and the HTTP command endpoint, but a read-only user can then call database.getSecurity().createUser(...) and gain server-wide administrative control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-75851
Published
Aug 18, 2026
Updated
Aug 18, 2026
Vendor
Arcade Data
Product
ArcadeDB
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-862, T1068, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <26.8.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Arcade Data · ArcadeDBversion=0 <26.8.1

Published CVSS scores

9.4VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
9.9VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
T1059.007JavaScript

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