Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-108710NornicDB through 1.4.1 Missing Authorization via Vector Search Endpoints
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in NornicDB from orneryd. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NornicDB through 1.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to bypass per-database read restrictions on the /nornicdb/search and /nornicdb/similar endpoints. Viewer-role users allowlisted for a database but denied read can submit search queries or node IDs to retrieve node IDs, labels and full property maps.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/orneryd-nornicdb-vector-endpoints-per-db-read-bypass third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L415-L419 technical-description
- https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L811-L815 technical-description
- https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_graph.go#L418-L423 technical-description
- https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB product
- VulnCheck Advisory: NornicDB through 1.4.1 Missing Authorization via Vector Search Endpoints third-party-advisory