{"id":"CVE-2022-21646","aliases":["EUVD-2022-0503","GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92","GO-2022-0295"],"status":"published","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB","description":"SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.0132,"percentile":0.71098,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-155","CWE-20"],"published":"2022-01-11T21:50:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:20Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/authzed/spicedb","fixed_in":["1.4.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/authzed/spicedb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.3.0"},{"last_affected":"1.3.0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}],"versions":["1.3.0"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/authzed/spicedb","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.3.0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}],"versions":["1.3.0"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/authzed/spicedb","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.3.0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"authzed","product":"spicedb"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","report","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/15bba2e2d2a4bda336a37a7fe8ef8a35028cd970","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/releases/tag/v1.4.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21646","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/21xxx/CVE-2022-21646.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/authzed/spicedb","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-21646","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB","description":"SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-11T21:50:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T19:13:28.941Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-155","CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:29.478363Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-0503","description":"SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-11T21:50:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T19:13:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:06.891582Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB","description":"### Impact\nAny user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion.\n\nFor example, given schema:\n\n```zed\ndefinition user {}\n\ndefinition resource {\n   relation viewer: user\n   relation banned: user | user:*\n   permission view = viewer - banned\n}\n```\n\nIf `user:*` is placed into the `banned` relation for a particular resource, `view` should return false for *all* resources. in `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion.\n\n### Workarounds\nDon't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions. \n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [SpiceDB](https://github.com/authzed/spicedb)\n* Ask a question in the [SpiceDB Discord](https://authzed.com/discord)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-01-13T15:05:41Z","modified":"2023-02-03T05:04:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-155"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:41.967989Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-21646","description":"SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-11T22:15:07.727Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:26:40.59Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-155"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:10.836864Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-21646","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB","description":"SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-11T21:50:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:20.911884644Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-155","CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:23.655778Z"},{"id":"GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB","description":"### Impact\nAny user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as \"accessible\" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion.\n\nFor example, given schema:\n\n```zed\ndefinition user {}\n\ndefinition resource {\n   relation viewer: user\n   relation banned: user | user:*\n   permission view = viewer - banned\n}\n```\n\nIf `user:*` is placed into the `banned` relation for a particular resource, `view` should return false for *all* resources. in `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion.\n\n### Workarounds\nDon't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions. \n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [SpiceDB](https://github.com/authzed/spicedb)\n* Ask a question in the [SpiceDB Discord](https://authzed.com/discord)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-01-13T15:05:41Z","modified":"2024-08-21T14:56:50.790866Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-155","CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.349637Z"},{"id":"GO-2022-0295","title":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB in github.com/authzed/spicedb","description":"Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB in github.com/authzed/spicedb","status":"published","published":"2024-08-21T14:30:26Z","modified":"2026-03-03T04:49:42.385007Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:00.604718Z"}]}}