CVE-2026-32588: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra
Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affects Apache Cassandra versions 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0. An authenticated user can exploit the flaw by repeatedly changing passwords through CQL commands, causing increased query latency and potentially degrading service availability. The issue is resolved in Apache Cassandra versions 4.0.20, 4.1.11, and 5.0.7.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by raising query latencies, which can degrade the performance and availability of the affected Cassandra database instances. There is no indication of remote unauthenticated exploitation or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade affected Apache Cassandra instances to versions 4.0.20, 4.1.11, or 5.0.7, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the available data.
CVE-2026-32588: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra
Description
Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affects Apache Cassandra versions 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0. An authenticated user can exploit the flaw by repeatedly changing passwords through CQL commands, causing increased query latency and potentially degrading service availability. The issue is resolved in Apache Cassandra versions 4.0.20, 4.1.11, and 5.0.7.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by raising query latencies, which can degrade the performance and availability of the affected Cassandra database instances. There is no indication of remote unauthenticated exploitation or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade affected Apache Cassandra instances to versions 4.0.20, 4.1.11, or 5.0.7, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the available data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-12T13:36:03.338Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d53bdbaaed68159a38bdba
Added to database: 4/7/2026, 5:16:11 PM
Last enriched: 4/7/2026, 5:32:12 PM
Last updated: 4/8/2026, 12:42:37 AM
Views: 7
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