CVE-2026-42032 CKAN: Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`

What is CVE-2026-42032?

CVE-2026-42032 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in ckan, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, a vulnerability in datastore_search_sql allowed attackers to bypass authorization in order to gain access to private resources and PostgreSQL system information This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42032?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including ckan. It affects 1 product.

Products include Okfn Ckan.

How do I fix CVE-2026-42032?

Upgrade ckan to a fixed version for your release line: 2.10.10 or 2.11.5.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-42032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in ckan

• CVE-2023-32321 CKAN remote code execution and private information access via crafted resource ids Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-32696 Excessive permissions for ckan user High 8.8
• CVE-2022-43685 CKAN contains Improper Authentication leading to account takeover High 8.8
• CVE-2023-22746 CKAN is vulnerable to session secret shared across instances using Docker images High 8.6
• CVE-2026-42031 CKAN: Unauthenticated SQL Injection and Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql` High 8.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h, PYSEC-2026-2416.