---
id: CVE-2026-108710
title: >-
  NornicDB through 1.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that
  allows authenticated users to bypass per-database read restrictions on the
  /nornicdb/search and /nornicdb/similar endpoints
summary: >-
  NornicDB through 1.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that
  allows authenticated users to bypass per-database read restrictions on the
  /nornicdb/search and /nornicdb/similar endpoints. Viewer-role users
  allowlisted for a d…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T13:17:13.720'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108710'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_graph.go#L418-L423
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L415-L419
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/orneryd/NornicDB/blob/67105489e6da00714b998faf9012ffa44f526245/pkg/server/server_nornicdb.go#L811-L815
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://hackmd.io/@haind/orneryd-nornicdb-vector-endpoints-per-db-read-bypass
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nornicdb-through-1.4.1-missing-authorization-via-vector-search-endpoints
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T13:51:17.023Z'
---

## Overview

NornicDB through 1.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to bypass per-database read restrictions on the /nornicdb/search and /nornicdb/similar endpoints. Viewer-role users allowlisted for a database but denied read can submit search queries or node IDs to retrieve node IDs, labels and full property maps.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.