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CVE-2026-11500

5.0 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to 1.37.7.

Published Jun 8, 2026CWE-285EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2026-11500 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/weaviate/weaviate/GitHubgithub.com/weaviate/weaviate/commit/40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0GitHubgithub.com/weaviate/weaviate/issues/11392GitHubgithub.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.38.0-rc.0Refvuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11500Refvuldb.com/submit/835080Refvuldb.com/vuln/369120Refvuldb.com/vuln/369120/cti

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-11500?

CVE-2026-11500 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-11500?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-11500?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-11500?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-11500 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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