CVE-2026-45833: ChromaDB has a code injection vulnerability

June 12, 2026 (updated August 24, 2026)

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.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45833
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488430
github.com/advisories/GHSA-36p7-vc44-83pf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45833
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45833.json
www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-06-chromadb-5

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