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Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-11500Weaviate Static API Key client.go validateConfig authorization

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Weaviate. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to 1.37.7. This vulnerability affects the function validateConfig of the file usecases/auth/authentication/apikey/client.go of the component Static API Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument StaticApiKey leads to authorization bypass. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.38.0-rc.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0. You should upgrade the affected component.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/weaviate/weaviate1.38.0-rc.0GHSA-jqpm-wf57-qx5c
Gogithub.com/weaviate/weaviate1.38.0-rc.0GO-2026-6140

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Weaviate 1.37.01.37.11.37.21.37.31.37.41.37.51.37.61.37.7

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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