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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-07 | Published 2026-06-08 | Updated 2026-06-08 | Assigner VulDB




LOW: 2.3CVSS: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
MEDIUM: 5.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
MEDIUM: 5.0CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

Problem types

Authorization Bypass

Improper Authorization

Timeline

2026-06-07:Advisory disclosed
2026-06-07:VulDB entry created
2026-06-08:VulDB entry last update

Credits

Dem000 (VulDB User) reporter

References

vuldb.com/vuln/369120 (VDB-369120 | Weaviate Static API Key client.go validateConfig authorization) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/vuln/369120/cti (VDB-369120 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11500 (CVE-2026-11500 | CVE Analysis and Report) third-party-advisory

vuldb.com/submit/835080 (Submit #835080 | weaviate 20f14bed78eddac098f84aad97204c0d86ad0c34 Authorization Bypass) third-party-advisory

github.com/weaviate/weaviate/issues/11392 exploit issue-tracking

github.com/...ommit/40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0 patch

github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.38.0-rc.0 patch

github.com/weaviate/weaviate/ product

cve.org (CVE-2026-11500)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-11500)

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