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CVE-2023-46255: `SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI` is leaked when URI cannot be parsed

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains `:`) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Affected products

• authzed spicedb: before 1.27.0 — fixed in 1.27.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: authzed spicedb 1.27.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/ae50421b80f895e4c98d999b18e06b6f1e6f1cf8
• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2
• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/ae50421b80f895e4c98d999b18e06b6f1e6f1cf8
• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2

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