SpiceDB: SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI is leaked on startup logs

Description

SpiceDB is an open source database system for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. In versions 1.49.0 through 1.51.0, when SpiceDB starts with log level info, the startup "configuration" log will include the full datastore DSN, including the plaintext password, inside DatastoreConfig.URI. This issue has been fixed in version 1.51.1. If users are unable to immediately upgrade, they can work around this issue by changing the log level to warn or error.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.17% · top 94% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.0.

Weakness

• CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-532 and its CVEs

Affected products

• authzed · spicedb

  • affected >= 1.49.0, < 1.51.1

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Gogithub.com/authzed/spicedbGHSA-jf4f-rr2c-9m58 (opens in a new tab)

References (2)

• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-jf4f-rr2c-9m58 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/releases/tag/v1.51.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-jf4f-rr2c-9m58 (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2026-40091](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2026-40091.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2026-40091)

Record last updated 15 Apr 2026, 13:23 UTC.