# CVE-2024-27348: Apache HugeGraph-Server: Command execution in gremlin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-27348-apache-hugegraph-server-improper-access-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-04-22. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-27348 · Severity: critical · CVSS 3.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-04-22

Apache HugeGraph-Server contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for Remote Command Execution (RCE). The issue affects versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.x when running on Java 8 or 11, and can be mitigated by upgrading to version 1.3.0 and enabling the authentication system.

Vendors: [Apache](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apache), [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-27348 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-27348 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 18 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-27348?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 April 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.3.0; org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-27348?** Yes. org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-api (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.0 or later; org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-27348 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-27348?** Check whether you run Apache HugeGraph-Server, org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-api (Maven) or org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-api (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-api to 1.3.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.hugegraph:hugegraph-core to 1.3.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- Apache HugeGraph-Server 1.0.0 to 1.3.0 (Java 8 & Java 11)

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-27348
- GHSA-29rc-vq7f-x335

## Timeline

- 2024-04-22: disclosed: Initial public disclosure via oss-security mailing list
- 2024-09-18: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-09-18: advisory: NVD publication date

## Related threats

- [Apache HugeGraph-Server: Bypass whitelist in Auth mode](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-27349-apache-hugegraph-server-bypass-whitelist-in-auth-mode)