CVE-2026-40009: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB
Apache IoTDB versions from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. Authenticated users can escalate their privileges to gain full tree-path access by renaming themselves to a specific internal auditor username. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.10.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-40009 is an improper privilege management and access control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate their privileges to full tree-path access by renaming their username to '__internal_auditor'. This allows unauthorized privilege escalation within affected versions. The vulnerability affects Apache IoTDB versions starting at 2.0.8 up to but not including 2.0.10. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.0.10 to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can escalate privileges to gain full tree-path access, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data or operations within Apache IoTDB. This improper access control undermines the security model of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache IoTDB to version 2.0.10 or later, which contains the fix for this privilege escalation vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
CVE-2026-40009: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB
Description
Apache IoTDB versions from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. Authenticated users can escalate their privileges to gain full tree-path access by renaming themselves to a specific internal auditor username. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.10.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-40009 is an improper privilege management and access control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate their privileges to full tree-path access by renaming their username to '__internal_auditor'. This allows unauthorized privilege escalation within affected versions. The vulnerability affects Apache IoTDB versions starting at 2.0.8 up to but not including 2.0.10. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.0.10 to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can escalate privileges to gain full tree-path access, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data or operations within Apache IoTDB. This improper access control undermines the security model of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache IoTDB to version 2.0.10 or later, which contains the fix for this privilege escalation vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T09:06:05.914Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a50a3b368715ace433bd38d
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 07:48:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 07:54:44 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 08:17:56 UTC
Views: 5
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