CVE-2026-76224

ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 (arcadedb-gremlin, affected <= 26.7.3) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its Gremlin query engine. Although the engine defaults to the documented-secure java (gremlin-lang) engine, ArcadeGremlin.executeStatement() silently falls back to the insecure Groovy engine whenever a request carries any query parameter and the query does not parse as gremlin-lang. An authenticated user with any database role, including a read-only reader, can submit a parameterized Gremlin query to trigger the Groovy fallback and execute arbitrary operating system commands as the ArcadeDB server process user.

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://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-wcm5-4wjm-9wj3
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arcadedb-before-remote-code-execution-via-groovy-fallback

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 20:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-76224

Mitre link : CVE-2026-76224

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-76224

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

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

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