DbGate before 7.3.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows connection-restricted authenticated users to bypass LOGIN_PERMISSIONS because test() and save() never call testConnectionPermission
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.3.3 when convenient.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 19:31 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.3.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade dbgate to 7.3.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| dbgatedbgate | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubdbgatepkg:github/dbgateOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
DbGate before 7.3.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows connection-restricted authenticated users to bypass LOGIN_PERMISSIONS because test() and save() never call testConnectionPermission. Attackers can submit arbitrary connection definitions to POST /connections/test to probe internal database hosts, or to /connections/save to overwrite stored connections.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121455 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dbgate/dbgate/issues/1601 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dbgate/dbgate/commit/9166a987bfec (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dbgate/dbgate (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dbgate/dbgate/blob/v7.3.2/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dbgate/dbgate/blob/v7.3.2/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/dbgate-before-7.3.3-missing-authorization-via-connections-test-and-connections-save (opens in a new tab)