CVE-2026-45830

chromadb: ChromaDB: Unauthorized data manipulation due to improper authorization validation

Published Jun 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A lack of authorization validation in version 0.4.17 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows any authenticated users to arbitrarily read, write, update, or delete data in any tenant's collection regardless of which tenant they belong to.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2wm9-hf6c-p5cr ChromaDB allows any authenticated users to arbitrarily read, write, update, or delete data in any tenant's collection
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Trychroma
Trychroma chromadb
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:trychroma:chromadb:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Trychroma
Trychroma chromadb
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated Authorization Bypass Enables Arbitrary Tenant Data Access in ChromaDB chromadb: ChromaDB: Unauthorized data manipulation due to improper authorization validation
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated Authorization Bypass Enables Arbitrary Tenant Data Access in ChromaDB
First Time appeared Chroma
Chroma chromadb
Vendors & Products Chroma
Chroma chromadb
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A lack of authorization validation in version 0.4.17 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows any authenticated users to arbitrarily read, write, update, or delete data in any tenant's collection regardless of which tenant they belong to.
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HiddenLayer
Published
Updated
Jul 31, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 13, 2026, 2:01 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 12, 2026, 2:46 PM