CVE-2026-40563

HIGH EPSS 36.8%
Published May 4, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 4, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0. For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration. atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
36.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
apacheatlas*≥0.8  –  <2.5.0

References 2

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.apache.org https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl
    Mailing ListVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.