Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. (CVE-2026-62764)
Apache Accumulo versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 contain a vulnerability where an authenticated user with low privileges can remotely issue commands to gracefully shut down critical system components, causing a denial of service. This improper handling of insufficient privileges is addressed in version 2.1.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-62764 is an improper handling of insufficient privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated user without system permissions but with low privileges can remotely command shutdown of system components such as compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver. This leads to denial of service by stopping key services. The issue affects versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 and is fixed in 2.1.6.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows a low-privileged authenticated user to cause denial of service by gracefully shutting down critical system components, disrupting normal operation of Apache Accumulo. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Accumulo to version 2.1.6, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated.
Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. (CVE-2026-62764)
Description
Apache Accumulo versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 contain a vulnerability where an authenticated user with low privileges can remotely issue commands to gracefully shut down critical system components, causing a denial of service. This improper handling of insufficient privileges is addressed in version 2.1.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-62764 is an improper handling of insufficient privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated user without system permissions but with low privileges can remotely command shutdown of system components such as compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver. This leads to denial of service by stopping key services. The issue affects versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 and is fixed in 2.1.6.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows a low-privileged authenticated user to cause denial of service by gracefully shutting down critical system components, disrupting normal operation of Apache Accumulo. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Accumulo to version 2.1.6, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-jqcf-97x5-2qc4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-62764"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a7c9b6cbf8831d539cdfdb8
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 16:12:28 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 17:22:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 00:41:13 UTC
Views: 3
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