High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-27314
CVE-2026-27314
Description
Privilege escalation in Apache Cassandra 5.0 on an mTLS environment using MutualTlsAuthenticator allows a user with only CREATE permission to associate their own certificate identity with an arbitrary role, including a superuser role, and authenticate as that role via ADD IDENTITY.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.7+, which fixes this issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | >= 5.0-alpha1, < 5.0.7 | 5.0.7 |
Affected products
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/7nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxpc-96fq-wwmgghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/zrng82ddy4rpsmfyk582v6hqxcqrbz7fnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27314ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/cassandra/commit/b584a435970e5125e1def5148d943c39569dc7afghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/cassandra/releases/tag/cassandra-5.0.7ghsaWEB
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