High severity · published Jun 12, 2026
CVE-2026-45833
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…
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
ChromaDB · Chroma
0.4.17 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45833
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45833
Third Party Advisory
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-06-chromadb-5
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45833
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488430
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45833.json
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