CVE-2026-40173 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-40173: Dgraph: Unauthenticated pprof endpoint leaks admin auth token

Vendor Dgraph-Io
Product dgraph
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published April 15, 2026
Last update April 16, 2026

CVSS base score

9.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Versions 25.3.1 and prior contain an unauthenticated credential disclosure vulnerability where the /debug/pprof/cmdline endpoint is registered on the default mux and reachable without authentication, exposing the full process command line including the admin token configured via the --security "token=..." startup flag. An attacker can retrieve the leaked token and reuse it in the X-Dgraph-AuthToken header to gain unauthorized access to admin-only endpoints such as /admin/config/cache_mb, bypassing the adminAuthHandler token validation. This enables unauthorized privileged administrative access including configuration changes and operational control actions in any deployment where the Alpha HTTP port is reachable by untrusted parties. This issue has been fixed in version 25.3.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2026 CVE published
April 16, 2026 Record updated