CVE-2026-11500
MediumCVSS 5.0Summary
A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to version 1.37.7, affecting the validateConfig function in the usecases/auth/authentication/apikey/client.go file of the Static API Key Handler component. Manipulation of the StaticApiKey argument leads to authorization bypass.
Risk Assessment
The attack can be initiated remotely, and its complexity is rather high. An exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.38.0-rc.0 to resolve this issue. The patch identifier is 40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.