Advisory record · GHSA-qffm-gf3j-6mvg

Apache Cassandra has an authenticated DoS over CQL

CVSS 6.5 MediumEPSS 0.0055 · 46th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 7 Apr 2026, 18:31 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven>=4.0, <4.0.20 || >=4.1, <4.1.11 || >=5.0, <5.0.74.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7
Identifiers
GHSA-qffm-gf3j-6mvg · CVE-2026-32588
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400
Published
7 Apr 2026
Updated
8 Apr 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Apache Cassandra versions 4.0 before 4.0.20, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 5.0 before 5.0.7 (Maven package org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all) are affected. An authenticated user can raise query latencies by repeatedly changing their password over CQL, causing a denial of service. Upgrade to 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, or a later version.

Written 3 Nov 2026.

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
6.5 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H ADP (CISA-ADP)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0055, the 46th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:20 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:20 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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