CVE-2026-40563
HIGHApache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data
Title source: cnaDescription
Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0. For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration. atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
7.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/atlas
0.8 - 2.5.0
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Atlas
0.8 - 2.4.0
org.apache.atlas/apache-atlas
0.8 - 2.5.0Maven
Published
May 04, 2026
Tracked Since
May 04, 2026