Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-108746Vearch 3.5.2 through 3.5.9 Incorrect Authorization via Role.HasPermissionForResources
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in vearch from Vearch. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Vearch 3.5.2 through 3.5.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Role.HasPermissionForResources that ignores stored ReadOnly or None privilege levels for resources listed in a role. Authenticated non-root users can upsert and delete documents with read-only access, or call PUT /roles to grant their role WriteRead privileges, escalating toward cluster administrator access.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind/vearch-rbac-privilege-level-ignored-authz-bypass third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/vearch/vearch/blob/bae78b189ff0ab1d8ac659c6acaeeb5f630db33f/internal/entity/user.go#L300-L313 technical-description
- https://github.com/vearch/vearch/blob/bae78b189ff0ab1d8ac659c6acaeeb5f630db33f/internal/master/services/role_service.go#L180-L229 technical-description
- https://github.com/vearch/vearch product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Vearch 3.5.2 through 3.5.9 Incorrect Authorization via Role.HasPermissionForResources third-party-advisory