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CVE-2026-27314
Privilege escalation in Apache Cassandra 5.0 on an mTLS environment using MutualTlsAuthenticator allows a user with only CREATE permission to associate their o…
Impact
Privilege escalation in Apache Cassandra 5.0 on an mTLS environment using MutualTlsAuthenticator allows a user with only CREATE permission to associate their own certificate identity with an arbitrary role, including a superuser role, and authenticate as that role via ADD IDENTITY. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.7+, which fixes this issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all | >= 5.0-alpha1, < 5.0.7 | 5.0.7 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Cassandra | from 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zrng82ddy4rpsmfyk582v6hqxcqrbz7f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/7
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxpc-96fq-wwmg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27314
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra/commit/b584a435970e5125e1def5148d943c39569dc7af
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra/releases/tag/cassandra-5.0.7