# CVE-2026-42032: CKAN: Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in \`datastore\_search\_sql\`

- Also known as: GHSA-CG4X-64P3-X59H, PYSEC-2026-2416
- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.11.5, 2.10.10
- Published: 2026-05-13 · Updated: 2026-05-14

## Affected

- ckan: from 2.11.0, fixed in 2.11.5; fixed in 2.10.10
- ckan (PyPI): fixed in 2.10.10
- ckan (PyPI): from 2.11.0, fixed in 2.11.5
- ckan (PyPI): fixed in 2.10.10; from 2.11.0, fixed in 2.11.5

## Description

CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, a vulnerability in datastore_search_sql allowed attackers to bypass authorization in order to gain access to private resources and PostgreSQL system information This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ckan, upgrade to a fixed version (2.11.5, 2.10.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h

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