CVE-2026-11500

June 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

1.3
Low

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Weaviate
  • Weaviate
  • 1.37.7, <1.38.0-rc.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-285
Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a weaviate weaviate 1.37.7 / / / / / / /
a weaviate weaviate <1.38.0-rc.0 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/commit/40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/issues/11392
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.38.0-rc.0
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11500
https://vuldb.com/submit/835080
https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120
https://vuldb.com/vuln/369120/cti

Tags

CWE-285
[email protected]
2026-06-08
CVE-2026-11500

CVSS Score

1.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 8, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified: June 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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