Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-67356ArcadeDB before 26.7.3 Privilege Escalation via JavaScript Trigger
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in arcadedb from ArcadeData. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
ArcadeDB before 26.7.3 binds the real LocalDatabase object into JavaScript trigger contexts with HostAccess.ALL, allowing schema-admins to call getSecurity().createUser() without permission checks. Attackers with UPDATE_SCHEMA permission can create triggers that execute JavaScript to create server-wide admin users, escalating privileges beyond their authorization level.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ArcadeData | arcadedb | 0 – before 26.7.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-38pf-6hp2-pxww) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ArcadeDB before 26.7.3 Privilege Escalation via JavaScript Trigger third-party-advisory