CVE-2026-40563 json
Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data
published 6mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-26979 , GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data
Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0.
For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration.
atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false
Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas 2.5.0
- org.apache.atlas atlas-repository 2.5.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas | >=0.8, <2.5.0 |
2.5.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Atlas
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40563
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/atlas
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-40563
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf
- NVD CVE-2026-40563
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