GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr
### Impact A user holding only `reader` (read-only) privileges on a single database could execute arbitrary JVM code by sending a `"language": "js"` command to the `POST /api/v1/command/{database}` HTTP endpoint, and use it to read arbitrary files on the host filesystem (e.g. `/etc/passwd`, configuration files), outside the scope of the database itself. Two cooperating defects made this possible: 1. **Missing authorization on the scripting path (CWE-863 / CWE-269).** Polyglot script execution (`js` and other GraalVM languages) never went through the database authorization checks applied to SQL/Cypher, so any authenticated principal - regardless of database role - could run scripts. 2. **Sandbox whitelist bypass.** The GraalVM sandbox restricts direct class lookups to a configured `allowedPackages` list, but a script could reach arbitrary classes by reflecting off the bound `database` object: `database.getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass("java.io.File")`. Process creation was already blocked (`allowCreateProcess(false)`), so the confirmed impact is host **file read**, not OS command execution. Confidentiality: High. Integrity/Availability: None. This is a distinct entry point and root cause from CVE-2026-44221, CVE-2026-54076 and CVE-2026-54077, and is reproducible on builds that already contain those fixes. ### Patches The fix is applied in the engine so it covers every entry point (HTTP command, HA-forwarded commands, MCP `analyze`), not only the HTTP handler: - Polyglot script execution now requires the `updateSecurity` database-administrator permission on `command`, `analyze` and `registerFunctions`. The check runs on the request thread that carries the authenticated user and is a no-op in embedded mode and internal/system contexts (schema load, HA replication apply). - The GraalVM host-access policy now denies access to `java.lang.Class`, `java.lang.ClassLoader` and `java.lang.reflect` members, closing the reflection escape that bypassed `allowedPackag
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr
- severity
- high
- summary
- ArcadeDB: Privilege escalation via reader role in /api/v1/command JS scripting language — arbitrary host file read
- cvss_score
- 7.7
- cve_id
- GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- is_ghsa_only
- true
- ghsa_published
- 2026-07-16T20:13:20Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-07-16T20:13:20Z
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