# CVE-2026-25903: Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization of Restricted Permissions for Component Updates

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-25903-apache-nifi-missing-authorization-of-restricted-permissions-for  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-25903 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-02-17

Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization of Restricted Permissions for Component Updates

Technologies: [org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-nifi-nifi-web-api). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-25903 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-25903 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-25903?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.1.0,fixed=2.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-25903?** Yes. org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-25903?** Check whether you run org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api (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.nifi:nifi-web-api (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api to 2.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.nifi:nifi-web-api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.1.0,fixed=2.8.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-25903
- GHSA-c5w7-m8wf-xc77

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