---
id: CVE-2026-55178
title: >-
  GeoLens is a self-hosted geospatial data catalog with semantic search, OGC and
  STAC APIs, and a map builder
summary: >-
  GeoLens is a self-hosted geospatial data catalog with semantic search, OGC and
  STAC APIs, and a map builder. Prior to 1.2.3, multiple read and link endpoints
  authorize only the resource named in the request URL and fail to re-authorize
  a…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
  - CWE-639
  - CWE-862
vendor: geolens-io
product: geolens
affected:
  - geolens < 1.2.3
patched:
  - '@geolens/sdk 1.2.3'
  - geolens-cli 1.2.3
  - geolens 1.2.3
published: '2026-09-15'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T15:16:48.177'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55178'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/commit/01bc87da03a5ecd0322c42388f4bfced7cb2ed06
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/commit/07dfb1c63ecfc065c0c47b7718ec6ebe97798b1e
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/commit/2c031da8e753639ff0e36d47ca05bbb96fbe4a9e
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/commit/31a103b96b9fd6ad90308b3e27a581852c4a69bd
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/commit/407c068836058fdeca6bb477d39f841316b326a5
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/pull/234'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/pull/235'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/pull/236'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/pull/237'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/pull/238'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/releases/tag/v1.2.3'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/geolens-io/geolens/security/advisories/GHSA-p23g-mvhj-jh3j
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p23g-mvhj-jh3j'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T14:44:00.526473Z'
epss: 0.00368
epssPercentile: 0.30518
aliases:
  - GHSA-p23g-mvhj-jh3j
ecosystem: npm
ingestedAt: '2026-08-18T18:21:29.771Z'
---

## Overview

GeoLens is a self-hosted geospatial data catalog with semantic search, OGC and STAC APIs, and a map builder. Prior to 1.2.3, multiple read and link endpoints authorize only the resource named in the request URL and fail to re-authorize a second caller-influenced dataset reached through a relationship, map layer, VRT source, externalId lookup, or request body. When a public map references a private dataset, anonymous callers can use GET /maps/{id} and GET /maps/{id}/style.json to obtain the private layer's metadata, sampled values, or vector tiles. The style response can expose a replayable HMAC tile URL that is bound to neither a user nor a map. When a public source dataset has a relationship to a private target dataset, anonymous callers can use the dataset relationship APIs to enumerate the relationship and read rows from the private target's backing table. Anonymous callers can also use GET /collections/datasets/items with an externalId dataset UUID to obtain metadata for any private, restricted, or unpublished dataset because that lookup performs no visibility check. Authenticated users with the default editor role can mosaic another user's private raster into an owned VRT and read its pixels, and POST /ai/metadata/{summary,keywords,lineage,quality-statement} accepts a body-controlled dataset_id without a visibility check and returns private metadata and sample values. Pre-existing vrt_source_links also expose unauthorized member metadata and health unless each member is filtered at read time. These paths can disclose vector geometries and attributes, raster pixels, table rows, table names, column schemas, feature counts, extents, source URLs and filenames, contacts, and sampled row values. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.3.

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-55178)

Affected packages:

- `@geolens/sdk < 1.2.3`
- `geolens-cli < 1.2.3`
- `geolens < 1.2.3`

Patched in:

- `@geolens/sdk 1.2.3`
- `geolens-cli 1.2.3`
- `geolens 1.2.3`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p23g-mvhj-jh3j