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Critical Pre-Auth RCE in ChromaDB Threatens AI Infrastructure

calendar_today May 21, 2026 person Roi Nisimi domain orca-security

A max-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-45829, CVSS 10.0) was disclosed affecting ChromaDB, the widely used open-source vector database for AI applications, allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution via a logic flaw in the Python FastAPI server’s authentication flow. Due to the potential for full server compromise, immediate mitigation is required for all internet-facing deployments. About […] The post Critical Pre-Auth RCE in ChromaDB Threatens AI Infrastructure appeared first on Orca Security .

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