Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59229 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59229 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59229?
- Informational severity, published 21 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache IoTDB 2.0.0 to 2.0.10.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59229?
- Yes: fixed in 2.0.11. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-59229 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59229?
- Check whether you run Apache IoTDB 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
- Fixed in: 2.0.11
Technical details
The Legacy Pipe receiver protocol (handshake / sendPipeData) uses a hardcoded SUPER_USER (root) identity when executing data loading and deletion operations, allowing users with only SYSTEM-level privileges (such as USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN) to bypass WRITE_DATA and DELETE_DATA permission checks. An attacker can send specially crafted PipeData messages through the Legacy Pipe API to trigger these root-privileged operations. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the permission model enforcement.
Affected products
- Apache IoTDB 2.0.0 to 2.0.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-21: disclosed