CVE-2026-68573: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin
Description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Kylin. Unauthenticated user may access to system cleanup actions. 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 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-2026-68573 describes an improper authentication vulnerability in Apache Kylin that permits unauthenticated users to access system cleanup actions. This vulnerability affects Apache Kylin versions from 4.0.0 up to and including 5.0.4. The flaw is relevant mainly when Kylin services are exposed to public networks, a deployment scenario that is not common. The Apache Software Foundation has addressed this issue in version 5.0.5.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated users may gain unauthorized access to system cleanup functions in affected Apache Kylin versions. This could lead to disruption or unauthorized modification of system state. The impact is limited to deployments where Kylin services are publicly accessible; internal or in-house deployments are generally not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Kylin to version 5.0.5 or later, where this improper authentication vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-31T11:08:08.982Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad27fbb2cdf04f6562bd9b2
Added to database: 10/16/2026, 19:49:15 UTC
Last enriched: 10/16/2026, 20:03:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 20:50:42 UTC
Views: 6
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