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CVE-2026-40009
Published:July 10, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/iotdb.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v2.0.8 <v2.0.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.0.10
org.apache.iotdb:node-commons (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =2.0.8 <2.0.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.10
Related Resources (2)
https://lists.apache.org/thread/65hh7dh28rcxlzdzwdpt630321tr8b61
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/10/6
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269
Improper Access Control
CWE-284
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27