FKIE_CVE-2026-40563
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-04 16:16 - Updated: 2026-05-06 14:16
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Summary
Description:
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data
Affect Version:
This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0.
For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration.
atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false
Mitigation:
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| security@apache.org | https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl | Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9 | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
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"lastModified": "2026-05-06T14:16:20.277",
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