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CVE-2026-40009

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Description

Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal_auditor. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-10 08:16:22.510000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-40009",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-10T08:16:22.510",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.\nAuthenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming\nthemselves to __internal_auditor.\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Gestión de Privilegios Inadecuada y Control de Acceso Inadecuado en Apache IoTDB.\nLos usuarios autenticados pueden escalar a acceso completo a la ruta del árbol al renombrarse a sí mismos como __internal_auditor.\n\nEste problema afecta a Apache IoTDB: desde 2.0.8 antes de 2.0.10.\n\nSe recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 2.0.10, que corrige el problema."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache IoTDB",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "2.0.8",
              "lessThan": "2.0.10",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6
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          "id": "CVE-2026-40009",
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            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-269"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-284"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/65hh7dh28rcxlzdzwdpt630321tr8b61",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/10/6",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
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  ]
}