Apache Zeppelin: LDAP filter injection in LdapRealm — incomplete fix of CVE-2024-31867
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
LDAP filter injection vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin. LdapRealm used RFC 4514 distinguished-name escaping when constructing LDAP search filters instead of RFC 4515 filter escaping, leaving special filter characters insufficiently escaped. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2024-31867. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin versions 0.11.1, 0.11.2, and 0.12.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.12.1, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Zeppelin (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 0.12.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Zeppelin 0.12.1
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-32523 Apache Zeppelin: LDAP injection in ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm filter constructionPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-32521 Apache Zeppelin: Cross-site request forgery in REST and WebSocket request handlingPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-853r-vxg2-55r2
References
More Apache Zeppelin vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20984 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-20982 Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07420 bash command injection in spark interpreter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01220 Improper authentication in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-09344 Session fixation in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-34954 Apache Zeppelin: Arbitrary file read by adding malicious JDBC connection string CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-44617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-853r-vxg2-55r2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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