Cassandra-Lucene-Index allows bypass of Cassandra RBAC
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Systems running the Instaclustr fork of Stratio's Cassandra-Lucene-Index plugin versions 4.0-rc1-1.0.0 through 4.0.16-1.0.0 and 4.1.2-1.0.0 through 4.1.8-1.0.0, installed into Apache Cassandra version 4.x, are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could allow authenticated Cassandra users to remotely bypass RBAC and escalate their privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00575 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven): 4.0.17-1.0.0, 4.1.8-1.0.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetApp | Instaclustr fork of Stratio's Cassandra-Lucene-Index plugin | 4.0-rc1-1.0.0 – 4.0.16-1.0.0; 4.1.2-1.0.0 – 4.1.8-1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) | 4.0-rc1-1.0.0 to before 4.0.17-1.0.0 | 4.0.17-1.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx |
| — | com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) | 4.1.0-1.0.0 to before 4.1.8-1.0.1 | 4.1.8-1.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx |
- Instaclustr fork of Stratio's Cassandra-Lucene-Index plugin VendorNetApp Affected 4.0-rc1-1.0.0 – 4.0.16-1.0.0; 4.1.2-1.0.0 – 4.1.8-1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0-rc1-1.0.0 to before 4.0.17-1.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.17-1.0.0 Patch available GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx
- com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0-1.0.0 to before 4.1.8-1.0.1 Fixed in 4.1.8-1.0.1 Patch available GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.17-1.0.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx com.instaclustr:cassandra-lucene-index-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 4.1.8-1.0.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/instaclustr/cassandra-lucene-index/security/advisories/GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx
- https://github.com/instaclustr/cassandra-lucene-index/commit/44ab4b639c9354a6335f40b1cf6178c745c6e101
- https://github.com/instaclustr/cassandra-lucene-index/commit/94380b165bd3e597d3e22e47f8cc674ec7c7bf7f
- https://github.com/instaclustr/cassandra-lucene-index
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Sources
- CVE-2025-26511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrqp-q7vx-v2cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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