NornicDB through 1.4.1 Missing Authorization via Vector Search Endpoints

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NornicDB through 1.4.1 Missing Authorization via Vector Search Endpoints

severity: high
date: 10/11/2026
Affecting: NornicDB <= 1.4.1
CVE: CVE-2026-108710
CWE: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CVSS: 7.1
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: https://hackmd.io/@haind/orneryd-nornicdb-vector-endpoints-per-db-read-bypass
https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L415-L419
https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L811-L815
https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_graph.go#L418-L423
https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB
Credit: HaiND from the Post and Telecommunication Institute of Technology
Description: NornicDB through 1.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to bypass per-database read restrictions on the /nornicdb/search and /nornicdb/similar endpoints. Viewer-role users allowlisted for a database but denied read can submit search queries or node IDs to retrieve node IDs, labels and full property maps.

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