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ChromaGHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c

ChromaDB Python project has a pre-authentication code injection vulnerability

CriticalCVE-2026-45829 · Published May 18, 2026 · updated Jun 29, 2026

A pre-authentication, code injection vulnerability in version 1.0.0 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an unauthenticated 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/{tenant}/databases/{db}/collections endpoint.

GitHub advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
chromadb
PyPI
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.5.9No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-94
Also known as
CVE-2026-45829, PYSEC-2026-311

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