CVE-2026-108709: Vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin
Description
Authentication bypass within in-house network in Apache Kylin. Impact most to the kylin services that are directly exposed to public network, which is not common. In-house kylin deployments are mostly not impacted. This issue affects Apache Kylin: from 4.0.4 through 5.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.5, which fixes the issue.
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Kylin
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-108709 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Kylin affecting versions from 4.0.4 up to and including 5.0.4. The flaw allows bypassing authentication within in-house networks, but the impact is most significant for Kylin services exposed to public networks. The vendor has addressed this issue in Apache Kylin version 5.0.5.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication controls, potentially gaining unauthorized access to Apache Kylin services. However, since most in-house deployments are not impacted and public exposure of Kylin services is uncommon, the overall impact is limited to specific deployment scenarios.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Kylin to version 5.0.5, which contains the official fix for this authentication bypass vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-11T01:13:20.142Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad27fbb2cdf04f6562bd9af
Added to database: 10/16/2026, 19:49:15 UTC
Last enriched: 10/16/2026, 20:03:28 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 20:34:02 UTC
Views: 5
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