Answer in brief
CVE-2026-85664 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Chroma 1.5.9 Unbounded HNSW Index Parameters Memory Exhaustion. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps chroma-core/chroma (generic), chroma-core/chroma (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps chroma-core/chroma (generic), chroma-core/chroma (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| chroma-core/chromageneric | 0 | Not reported |
| chroma-core/chromageneric | >=0 <=1.5.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 4, 2026
Chroma 1.5.9 fails to validate maximum bounds on HNSW index parameters max_neighbors, ef_construction, and ef_search in collection-create requests. Unauthenticated attackers can supply arbitrarily large parameter values to exhaust server memory and cause denial of service during index compaction.
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