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TI-2026-29304 Aliases CVE-2026-40563GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf

Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00464 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas (Maven): 2.5.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Atlas0.8 – 2.4.0—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas (Maven)0.8 to before 2.5.02.5.0Patch availableGHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf
  • Apache Atlas VendorApache Affected 0.8 – 2.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.8 to before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:atlas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8 to before 2.5.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:atlas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 to before 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas (Maven) Fixed in 2.5.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40563
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2022-15183 Apache Atlas: zip path traversal in import functionality CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-37315 Apache Atlas: Missing Authorization on Admin Endpoints CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-02370 Information disclosure in Apache Atlas CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07209 Improper access control in Apache Atlas CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-31320 Apache Atlas: An authenticated user can perform XSS and potentially impersonate another user CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2020-10906 Cross-site scripting in Apache Atlas CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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