CVE-2025-26467: Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only)

CVE-2025-26467 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-08-25

Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only)

Technologies: org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-26467 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-26467 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-26467?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 August 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.16,fixed=4.0.17.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-26467?
Yes. org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven): upgrade to 4.0.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-26467?
Check whether you run org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (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.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven): upgrade to 4.0.17 or later
    # set org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all to 4.0.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.16,fixed=4.0.17

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-26467
  • GHSA-5c4f-pxmx-xcm4

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