CVE-2026-32588

MEDIUM

Apache Cassandra: Authenticated DoS via ALTER ROLE Password Hashing

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (5)
apache/cassandra 4.0.0 - 4.0.20
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Cassandra 4.0 - 4.0.19
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Cassandra 4.1 - 4.1.10
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Cassandra 5.0 - 5.0.6
org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all 4.0 - 4.0.20Maven
Published Apr 07, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 07, 2026