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.

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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Trychroma
Trychroma chromadb
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:trychroma:chromadb:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Trychroma
Trychroma chromadb
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Code Execution via Trust-Remote-Code in ChromaDB 0.4.17+ chromadb: ChromaDB: Arbitrary Code Execution via Code Injection
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Important


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Code Execution via Trust-Remote-Code in ChromaDB 0.4.17+
First Time appeared Chroma
Chroma chromadb
Vendors & Products Chroma
Chroma chromadb

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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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.
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HiddenLayer

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T15:57:23.411Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T14:01:39.604Z

Link: CVE-2026-45833

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T15:56:53.578Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-12T16:16:29.070

Modified: 2026-06-16T15:03:10.113

Link: CVE-2026-45833

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-12T15:16:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-45833 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T16:30:14Z

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