What is GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c?

GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. ChromaDB Python project has a pre-authentication code injection vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c cover?

GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-45829. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c?

GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c affects 1 product, including: pip/chromadb:\u003e= 1.0.0, \u003c= 1.5.9.

GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2cCritical

ChromaDB Python project has a pre-authentication code injection vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-45829 →

📋 Description

A pre-authentication, code injection vulnerability in version 1.0.0 or later of the ChromaDB Python project allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary code on the server by sending a malicious model repository and trust_remote_code set to true in the /api/v2/tenants/{tenant}/databases/{db}/collections endpoint.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/chromadb:>= 1.0.0, <= 1.5.9

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45829
https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/issues/6717
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/research/chromatoast-served-pre-auth
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4j7-r4q5-qw2c