---
id: CVE-2022-36640
title: >-
  influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or
  controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands
summary: >-
  influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or
  controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
  NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation
  states "If …
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-276
vendor: influxdata
product: influxdb
affected:
  - influxdb < 1.8.0
patched:
  - influxdb 1.8.0
published: '2022-09-02'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36640'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://www.krsecu.com/CVE/409b5310045bd6b9a984a5fb63bd8786d5c5681a8ad5b1c815c84b2b90002ad7.docx
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.8.10_amd64.deb'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.influxdata.com/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://influxdata.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://influxdb.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://www.krsecu.com/CVE/409b5310045bd6b9a984a5fb63bd8786d5c5681a8ad5b1c815c84b2b90002ad7.docx
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.8.10_amd64.deb'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.influxdata.com/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.02513
epssPercentile: 0.84105
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:25.162Z'
---

## Overview

influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."

## Affected

- `influxdb < 1.8.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `influxdb 1.8.0`