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CVE-2026-86471

CVE-2026-86471 · Apache CouchDB: Admin credentials leading to code execution as operating system user

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An unvalidated runtime configuration value in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows a CouchDB server admin to run arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB operating system user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.

CVSS 9.3 · Critical · EPSS 0.6% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • apache couchdb

    Versions
    • ≥ 0, < 3.5.3: Affected (semver)

    Update to 3.5.3

  • couchdb Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.0-0ubuntu7
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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