authzed spicedb up to 1.44.1 security check

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in authzed spicedb up to 1.44.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in security check. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-49011. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in authzed spicedb up to 1.44.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a security check vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-358. The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

SpiceDB is an open source database for storing and querying fine-grained authorization data. Prior to version 1.44.2, on schemas involving arrows with caveats on the arrow’ed relation, when the path to resolve a CheckPermission request involves the evaluation of multiple caveated branches, requests may return a negative response when a positive response is expected. Version 1.44.2 fixes the issue. As a workaround, do not use caveats in the schema over an arrow’ed relation.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-49011 since 05/29/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

Upgrading to version 1.44.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch fe8dd9f491f6975b3408c401e413a530eb181a67 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17360). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• authzed

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• spicedb

Version

• 1.44.0
• 1.44.1

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/

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