{"cve":"CVE-2026-11500","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-08T10:16:32.320","modified":"2026-07-23T07:10:00.113","status":"Deferred","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":1.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":5.0},"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-639"],"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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:38:48.522727527+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-11500","score":0.00338,"percentile":0.27232,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-jqpm-wf57-qx5c","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jqpm-wf57-qx5c","summary":"Weaviate has an Improper Authorization issue","modified":"2026-08-18T15:10:46.344316609Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/weaviate/weaviate","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/weaviate/weaviate","ranges":["<1.38.0-rc.0"],"fixed":["1.38.0-rc.0"]}]},{"id":"GO-2026-6140","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-6140","summary":"Weaviate has an Improper Authorization issue in github.com/weaviate/weaviate","modified":"2026-08-18T15:00:14.475736906Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/weaviate/weaviate","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/weaviate/weaviate","ranges":["<1.38.0-rc.0"],"fixed":["1.38.0-rc.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}