ArcadeDB versions before 26.8.1 contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the OpenCypher LOAD CSV FROM clause that allows authenticated users to read local files. Attackers with read query privileges can use the file:// protocol in LOAD CSV statements to access arbitrary files with server process privileges, exfiltrating sensitive data directly in query responses.
CVE-2026-75842
Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(high)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity77% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 27%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 18, 2026
Last Modified
August 19, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Arbitrary File Read via LOAD CSV | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arcadedb-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-load-csvCypher LOAD CSV FROM file:// allows arbitrary local file read by any query-capable user · Advisory · ArcadeData/arcadedb · GitHub
https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-hfp5-6gcp-8c75Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-75842(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-21 03:03 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 15:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 14:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 12:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 11:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 11:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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