{"id":"BIT-couchdb-2026-86471","summary":"Apache CouchDB: Admin credentials leading to code execution as operating system user","details":"An unvalidated runtime configuration value in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows a CouchDB server admin to run arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB operating system user.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.","aliases":["CVE-2026-86471"],"modified":"2026-10-29T10:45:02.803113485Z","published":"2026-10-29T08:39:44.027Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Critical","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/11"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/pj83174r8f8f64odf47fwhozbfjtot0f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/c8p73gswgogtnzvk7hpw8jb8d4mnosdp"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86471"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"couchdb","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/couchdb"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5.3"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/couchdb/BIT-couchdb-2026-86471.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.2"}