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title: "CVE-2026-54061: Dgraph Alpha group stores can be replaced via unauthenticated external snapshot import"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-54061/
description: "CVE-2026-54061 (github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25 (Go)): Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.5, Dgraph Alpha exposes…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-07-08
date_modified: 2026-08-20
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-54061"
kev: false
cvss: 9.1
epss: 0.00582
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-54061: Dgraph Alpha group stores can be replaced via unauthenticated external snapshot import

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 0.6% , percentile 47: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25 (Go) <= 25.3.4, fixed in 25.3.5 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.5, Dgraph Alpha exposes the RPCs used for external snapshot import on the public gRPC port :9080 without authentication or authorization. As a result, an unauthenticated network client can open StreamExtSnapshot and send Badger stream data to the target group’s store. In addition, the receiver calls Prepare() before processing the stream. This operation deletes and replaces the existing DB data. Version 25.3.5 patches the issue.

## Affected packages

- Go `github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25` <= 25.3.4 → fixed: 25.3.5

## Affected products (CVE record)

- dgraph-io dgraph: < 25.3.5

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 47.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-rrwh-6jrq-wp5v](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrwh-6jrq-wp5v)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-54061](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54061)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-54061](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54061)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/security/advisories/GHSA-rrwh-6jrq-wp5v)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/releases/tag/v25.3.5)

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