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Medium 6.5Published Apr 7, 2026
CVE-2026-32588Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes.
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-400
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apache cassandra apache:cassandra | from 4.0.0 before 4.0.20; from 4.1.0 before 4.1.11; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 | NVD |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2tnwjdnss378glxrsmnlzz3k53ftphrcmailing-list, vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/9mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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