CVE-2026-45829

Status: Awaiting AnalysisCritical (10)—

A pre-authentication, code injection vulnerability in version 1.0.0 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an unauthenticated 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/{tenant}/databases/{db}/collections endpoint.

CVSS

Version: 4.0
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/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
Base score: 10

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.02%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 62
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %

CVE-2026-45829: vulnerability de inyección de código sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N, UI:N) explotable remotamente en ChromaDB. El vector CVSS 4.0 y CWE-94 (improper control of generation of code) confirman ejecución arbitraria de código (T1059) a través de la API REST expuesta (T1190).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Vulnerability Scanning Restrict Web-Based Content Network Segmentation Limit Software Installation Limit Access to Resource Over Network

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Trychroma — Chromadb^AI

CWEs

CWE-94
CWE-502

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-45829",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2026-45829",
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "poc"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "yes"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "version": "2.0.3",
          "timestamp": "2026-05-19T12:53:10.341013Z"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "type": "Secondary",
        "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "version": "3.1",
          "baseScore": 10,
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 6,
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV40": [
      {
        "type": "Secondary",
        "source": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c",
        "cvssData": {
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "version": "4.0",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "baseScore": 10,
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/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",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackRequirements": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "repo": "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma",
          "vendor": "Chroma",
          "product": "ChromaDB",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.0.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*"
            }
          ],
          "packageName": "chromadb",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3"
          ],
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3",
          "packageName": "rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        },
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3"
          ],
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3",
          "packageName": "rhelai3/bootc-gaudi-rhel9",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        },
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3"
          ],
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3",
          "packageName": "rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        },
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3"
          ],
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3",
          "packageName": "rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2026-05-18T17:16:34.040",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/issues/6717",
      "source": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.hiddenlayer.com/research/chromatoast-served-pre-auth",
      "source": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45829",
      "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479623",
      "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45829.json",
      "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.hiddenlayer.com/research/chromatoast-served-pre-auth",
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-94"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-502"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A pre-authentication, code injection vulnerability in version 1.0.0 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an unauthenticated 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/{tenant}/databases/{db}/collections endpoint."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-07-15T12:17:41.167",
  "sourceIdentifier": "6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c"
}