Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting github.com/weaviate/weaviate/adapters/handlers/rest/authz package, versions <1.38.0-rc.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.71% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMWEAVIATEWEAVIATEADAPTERSHANDLERSRESTAUTHZ-17817488
  • published5 Jul 2026
  • disclosed2 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59093  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/weaviate/weaviate/adapters/handlers/rest/authz to version 1.38.0-rc.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment via the assignRoleToUser and assignRoleToGroup handlers. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative privileges by assigning high-privilege roles, such as the built-in admin role, to themselves or others without proper permission checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1