CVE-2026-45833

A code injection vulnerability in version 0.4.17 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code on the server by sending a malicious model repository and trust_remote_code set to true in the /api/v2/tenants/default_tenant/databases/default_database/collections/{collection_id} if they have the UPDATE_COLLECTION permission.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-06-chromadb-5	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45833
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488430
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45833.json
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-06-chromadb-5	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:trychroma:chromadb:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-12 16:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-45833

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45833

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45833

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trychroma

chromadb

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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