CVE-2026-11500 Weaviate Static API Key client.go validateConfig authorization
Attackers can bypass authorization in Weaviate's static API key handler, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the database.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-11500?
CVE-2026-11500 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Weaviate, published on 8 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in Weaviate up to 1.37.7. This vulnerability affects the function validateConfig of the file usecases/auth/authentication/apikey/client.go of the component Static API Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument StaticApiKey leads to authorization bypass. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.38.0-rc.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 40f2cc32279f0f8a51016c3c6870a2c0c808e6c0. You should upgrade the affected component.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11500?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/weaviate/weaviate.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/weaviate/weaviate Go | All versions | 1.38.0-rc.0 |
github.com/weaviate/weaviate Go | All versions | 1.38.0-rc.0 |
github.com/weaviate/weaviate Go | All versions | 1.38.0-rc.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-11500?
Upgrade github.com/weaviate/weaviate to 1.38.0-rc.0 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-11500 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-11500 exists.
Sources
Also known as ECHO-3d7a-b361-9cc8, GHSA-jqpm-wf57-qx5c, GO-2026-6140, MINI-25h5-qcv9-9rg5, MINI-3fg6-888q-5pf4, MINI-46wq-39vw-qf8w and 13 more.