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CVE-2026-47846
Bitnami Cassandra container images are affected by a retained default superuser vulnerability. When a custom administrator account is configured via the CASSANDRA_USER environment variable, the container initialization script creates the new superuser account but fails to drop the built-in cassandra account in certain scenarios. This leaves the default cassandra:cassandra superuser active as an unintended access path.
Affected versions — Container image: 4.0.x prior to 4.0.20-photon-5-r7; 4.1.x
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"bitnami/cassandra","vendor":"Bitnami","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.0.20-photon-5-r7","status":"affected","version":"4.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"4.1.11-photon-5-r7","status":"affected","version":"4.1.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"5.0.8-photon-5-r4","status":"affected","version":"5.0.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5875c148ffa2f56257d3a480e3cdc5c316a3ec8a069f4517e91cc04544c64cdb · sha256:5e16b2b71c8f502e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-798","description":"CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5875c148ffa2f56257d3a480e3cdc5c316a3ec8a069f4517e91cc04544c64cdb · sha256:5e16b2b71c8f502e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://github.com/bitnami/containers/security/advisories/GHSA-8q3j-37vg-8fc2"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5875c148ffa2f56257d3a480e3cdc5c316a3ec8a069f4517e91cc04544c64cdb · sha256:5e16b2b71c8f502e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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