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",
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"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."
},
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"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",
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"version": "2.0.8",
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"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
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}
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}
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"metrics": {
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"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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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-269"
},
{
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"value": "CWE-284"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/65hh7dh28rcxlzdzwdpt630321tr8b61",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/10/6",
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}