StarRocks Frontend REST Handlers Bypass the Base Class Authentication Gate
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
StarRocks through 4.0.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in five REST handler classes that override execute() directly instead of implementing executeWithoutPassword(). Attackers can access six unauthenticated endpoints on the frontend HTTP port to disclose cluster topology, database metadata, JVM statistics, and version information without credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82276
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h495-787q-g6hm
References
More StarRocks vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-55484 StarRocks through 4.0.13 Missing Authorization on DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW for Legacy Synchronous Materialized Views CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-56765 StarRocks Query Detail Endpoint Returns Every User's Query History CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-82276 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82276 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h495-787q-g6hm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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