CVE-2026-45833

chromadb: ChromaDB: Arbitrary Code Execution via Code Injection

Published Jun 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-36p7-vc44-83pf ChromaDB has a code injection vulnerability
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': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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 Code Execution via Trust-Remote-Code in ChromaDB 0.4.17+ chromadb: ChromaDB: Arbitrary Code Execution via Code Injection
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Code Execution via Trust-Remote-Code in ChromaDB 0.4.17+
First Time appeared Chroma
Chroma chromadb
Vendors & Products Chroma
Chroma chromadb
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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, 3:16 PM