CVE Explorer
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 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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all","product":"Apache Cassandra","vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"5.0.6","status":"affected","version":"5.0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-267","description":"CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:799c6a057adfb99a42f64d328b9afef4952ad541e1e7b9d215877b7410199675 · sha256:5e355907dcb29640… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/zrng82ddy4rpsmfyk582v6hqxcqrbz7f"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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