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TI-2026-38982 Aliases CVE-2026-54048GHSA-mjfw-8c8c-xr6h

Apache Impala: Avro Schema URL Server-Side Request Forgery

Priority LOW 31CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Specifying tblproperties('avro.schema.url'=' http://...' ) or with a 'file:///' URI on a table in Impala 2.0.0 to 4.5.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to trigger a GET request to internal endpoints they may not have access to but that Impala does and the response my be exposed via parsing error messages. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Impala2.0.0 – 4.5.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Impala VendorApache Affected 2.0.0 – 4.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:impala:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 to before 4.5.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:impala:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 to before 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54048
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjfw-8c8c-xr6h

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-40572 Apache Impala: SAML authentication bypass via forged bearer token CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08448 Incorrect permission assignment in Apache Impala CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03640 Improper authentication in Apache Impala CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-41667 Apache Impala: Secrets Exfiltration via SSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-09365 Impala logs contain secrets CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-46513 Apache Impala: RCE via External Data Source Class Loading CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
See all 11 →

Sources

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