CVE-2026-114058 ArcadeData CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for ArcadeDB instances, especially those with multiple databases and authenticated users, should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation efforts.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-114058 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ArcadeDB's Bolt protocol handler that allows authenticated users to read schema metadata from other databases. Defenders should prioritize verifying inventory, restricting access, and implementing compensating controls.

• Potential unauthorized access to schema metadata
• Possible lateral movement within multi-database environments
• Need for verification of inventory and compensating controls
• Priority for updating to version 26.10.1 or later

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in ArcadeDB versions from 26.2.1 before 26.10.1. An attacker with credentials for one database can manipulate the db field in RUN or BEGIN messages to call db.labels() or SHOW INDEXES, allowing them to enumerate unauthorized schemas. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to read schema metadata from other databases. Defenders should prioritize verifying inventory, restricting access, and implementing compensating controls for ArcadeDB instances, especially those with multiple databases and authenticated users.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying inventory and compensating controls for ArcadeDB instances, especially those with multiple databases and authenticated users.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify inventory of ArcadeDB instances and their database configurations
• Review and restrict access to Bolt protocol handlers
• Implement compensating controls to monitor and limit database metadata access
• Update to version 26.10.1 or later if possible
• Review relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability. However, the scope of affected versions and potential impact requires further verification from official sources. The vulnerability exists in ArcadeDB versions from 26.2.1 before 26.10.1. An attacker with credentials for one database can manipulate the db field in RUN or BEGIN messages to call db.labels() or SHOW INDEXES, allowing them to enumerate unauthorized schemas. Defenders should verify inventory and implement compensating controls for ArcadeDB instances, The N

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.