influxdb — security advisory
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Products
- influxdb
- Affected versions
- 1.6.7~rc0-1, 1.6.7~rc0-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-36640
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36640
influxdb
Fixed versions: Not specified
influxdb
Fixed versions: Not specified
influxdb
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36640",
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"summary": "influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states \"If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization.\"",
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"modified": "2026-10-15T08:02:40.124948553Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2022-09-02T21:15:16.427+00:00"
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