An improper authentication vulnerability in the is_authenticated function (src/bolt/bolt_api.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute graph queries without credentials through the Bolt endpoint. The function decides whether a password is required by issuing an empty AUTH command to Redis and treats only a WRONGPASS error as meaning that a password is required; any other error, such as LOADING while a dataset is being loaded, MASTERDOWN during replication failover, or OOM under memory pressure, causes the client to be treated as authenticated. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description An improper authentication vulnerability in the is_authenticated function (src/bolt/bolt_api.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute graph queries without credentials through the Bolt endpoint. The function decides whether a password is required by issuing an empty AUTH command to Redis and treats only a WRONGPASS error as meaning that a password is required; any other error, such as LOADING while a dataset is being loaded, MASTERDOWN during replication failover, or OOM under memory pressure, causes the client to be treated as authenticated. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
Title Authentication bypass in FalkorDB Bolt endpoint via fail-open AUTH probe error handling
First Time appeared Falkordb
Falkordb falkordb
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:falkordb:falkordb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Falkordb
Falkordb falkordb
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: securin

Published: 2026-10-09T05:08:13.092Z

Updated: 2026-10-15T16:06:12.963Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T04:54:55.521Z

Link: CVE-2026-107910

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T16:06:08.996Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-09T06:17:12.457

Modified: 2026-10-15T17:17:13.727

Link: CVE-2026-107910

cve-icon Redhat

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