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CVE-2026-41492: Dgraph: Unauthenticated Admin Token Disclosure Leading to Authentication Bypass via /debug/vars

April 24, 2026 (updated May 4, 2026)

Dgraph v25.3.2 still exposes the process command line through the unauthenticated /debug/vars endpoint on Alpha. Because the admin token is commonly supplied via the --security "token=..." startup flag, an unauthenticated attacker can retrieve that token and replay it in the X-Dgraph-AuthToken header to access admin-only endpoints.

This is a variant of the previously fixed /debug/pprof/cmdline issue, but the current fix is incomplete because it blocks only /debug/pprof/cmdline and still serves http.DefaultServeMux, which includes expvar’s /debug/vars handler.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29q
  • github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph
  • github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/releases/tag/v25.3.3
  • github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/security/advisories/GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29q
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41492

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Affected versions

All versions up to 24.1.8

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

go/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v24/CVE-2026-41492.yml

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