CVE-2026-86471: Apache CouchDB: Admin credentials leading to code execution as operating system user

Published Oct 20, 2026
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Updated

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.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Apache CouchDB<=3.5.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apache CouchDB to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.5.3

Event History

Oct 20, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:38 PM
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