CVE detail
CVE-2026-27314
Privilege escalation in Apache Cassandra 5.0 on an mTLS environment using MutualTlsAuthenticator allows a user with only CREATE permission to associate their own certificate identity with an arbitrary role, including a superuser role, and authenticate as that role via ADD IDENTITY. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.7+, which fixes this issue.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/7www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comApr 7, 2026, 5:16 PM - https://lists.apache.org/thread/zrng82ddy4rpsmfyk582v6hqxcqrbz7flists.apache.org
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Vendor Advisorylists.apache.orgApr 7, 2026, 5:16 PM
Exploit code
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