# CVE-2026-18852: epsilla-cloud vectordb Filter expr.cpp ShuntingYard unusual condition

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-04 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- epsilla-cloud vectordb: 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.3.7, 0.3.8, 0.3.9, 0.3.10, 0.3.11, 0.3.12, 0.3.13, 0.3.14, 0.3.15, 0.3.16, 0.3.17, 0.3.18

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in epsilla-cloud vectordb up to 0.3.18/df5a5f5afb85a2376a0f2f316c79dea9b2c6ac7a. This impacts the function SplitTokens/ShuntingYard of the file engine/query/expr/expr.cpp of the component Filter Parser. Such manipulation leads to improper check for unusual conditions. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on epsilla-cloud vectordb, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385857
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385857/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18852
- https://vuldb.com/submit/858196
- https://github.com/fa1c4/security-advisories/tree/main/VectorDB
- https://github.com/fa1c4/security-advisories/tree/main/VectorDB/PoC

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