CVE-2026-41492
Description
Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to 25.3.3, Dgraphl 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 25.3.3.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25Go | < 25.3.3 | 25.3.3 |
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v24Go | <= 24.1.8 | — |
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraphGo | <= 1.2.8 | — |
Affected products
7- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/dgraphpkg:apk/wolfi/dgraphpkg:golang/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraphpkg:golang/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v24pkg:golang/github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
< 25.3.3-r0+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 25.3.3-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 25.3.3-r0
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.2.8
- (no CPE)range: <= 24.1.8
- (no CPE)range: < 25.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/security/advisories/GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29qnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41492ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/releases/tag/v25.3.3nvdRelease NotesWEB
News mentions
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