CVE-2026-27314 (GCVE-0-2026-27314)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-07 16:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation via ADD IDENTITY authorization bypass
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-07 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-267 - Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Cassandra |
Affected:
5.0 , ≤ 5.0.6
(semver)
|
guessed |
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