Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
AdonisJS Lucid, an ORM used by Node.js applications, allowed untrusted input passed into model assignments to overwrite internal ORM state. In affected versions, this can cause authorization or business logic bypasses and unauthorized changes to records. Organizations using Lucid should prioritize upgrading because the issue is remotely reachable when applications pass attacker-controlled data into model assignment paths.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority application dependency upgrade for AdonisJS services. The business risk is unauthorized data modification where vulnerable Lucid model assignments are exposed to user-controlled input.
Technical view
CVE-2026-22814 is a CWE-915 mass assignment flaw in @adonisjs/lucid before 21.8.2 and 22.0.0-next.6. A remote unauthenticated attacker may influence data passed into Lucid model assignments and overwrite internal ORM state. Reported impact is high integrity compromise, including logic bypasses and unauthorized record modification within a table or model.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to applications using @adonisjs/lucid versions below 21.8.2, or 22.x pre-release versions before 22.0.0-next.6. Risk depends on whether external input reaches Lucid model assignment operations.
Exploitation context
The CVE record reports network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, with a precondition that attacker-controlled data reaches model assignments. The source bundle does not indicate known active exploitation, and KEV status is false.
Researcher notes
Evidence is currently centered on the CVE record and GitHub advisory. No exploit details or active exploitation evidence are provided in the source bundle. Focus review on mass assignment patterns, internal ORM state handling, and authorization-sensitive model updates.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade @adonisjs/lucid to 21.8.2 or later.
- For 22.x pre-release, upgrade to 22.0.0-next.6 or later.
- Review vendor advisory for any additional project-specific guidance.
- Avoid passing unvalidated external input directly into model assignment flows.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications and dependencies for @adonisjs/lucid versions.
- Confirm installed versions are not below 21.8.2 or vulnerable 22.x pre-releases.
- Review code paths where request data is assigned to Lucid models.
- Confirm dependency lockfiles and deployed artifacts reflect patched versions.
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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8.2HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/adonisjs/lucid/security/advisories/GHSA-g5gc-h5hp-555fCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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