GHSA-35XX-9XRG-GWHF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-04 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-08 17:46
VLAI?
Summary
Apache Atlas has a Code Injection Vulnerability
Details
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.
Affected Version:
This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8-incubating through 2.4.0.
For affected versions >= 2.0.0, the vulnerability is only exploitable 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.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.8"
},
{
"fixed": "2.5.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-40563"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-08T17:46:27Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-04T16:16:02Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Description:\nImproper Control of Generation of Code (\u0027Code Injection\u0027) vulnerability in Apache Atlas.\n\nApache 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.\n\n\n### Affected Version:\nThis issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8-incubating through 2.4.0.\n\n\nFor affected versions \u003e= 2.0.0, the vulnerability is only exploitable when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration.\n\n\n`atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false`\n\n\n### Mitigation:\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf",
"modified": "2026-05-08T17:46:27Z",
"published": "2026-05-04T18:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40563"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/atlas"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Atlas has a Code Injection Vulnerability"
}
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