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TI-2026-61863 Aliases CVE-2026-91048GHSA-pq4f-45cw-mm5m

Missing authorization in Apache Karaf

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The jdbc shell command scope shipped no org.apache.karaf.command.acl.jdbc.cfg. Karaf's command guard (SecuredSessionFactoryImpl) treats a command with no matching ACL rule as allowed, so any authenticated shell session (including one holding only the viewer role) could run every jdbc:* command. jdbc:ds-create stores a fully attacker-controlled JDBC URL into a pax-jdbc-config factory Configuration with no validation. pax-jdbc-config reactively turns that into a live DataSource. Several JDBC drivers run code or SQL at connection time based on URL parameters (e.g. H2 INIT=RUNSCRIPT), so a viewer-level shell user could reach arbitrary code execution, bypassing the admin-role gate that already protects shell:exec. This is a privilege-escalation-to-RCE chain, not merely an "admin misconfiguration". The same applies to jms:* shell commands.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Karaf (Apache Software Foundation): 4.4.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 Karafbefore 4.4.124.4.12Patch availableCNA
  • Apache Karaf VendorApache Affected before 4.4.12 Fixed in 4.4.12 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:karaf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.4.12VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:karaf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.4.12 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Karaf (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.4.12

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Karaf 4.4.12

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-61851 Apache Karaf: Path Traversal in Config Service Allows Manager-to-Admin Privilege EscalationPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-62238 Apache Karaf: Authorization bypass in JMX MBean lifecycle operationsPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-61871 Apache Karaf: config:install missing ACL entry allows privilege escalation to adminPriority LOW 28
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91048
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq4f-45cw-mm5m
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-19035 Apache Karaf: JDBC JAAS LDAP injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08445 XML external entity injection in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-61851 Apache Karaf: Path Traversal in Config Service Allows Manager-to-Admin Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-17076 An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-61846 Apache Karaf: OS Command Injection in Child-Instance Launch (instance:* / InstancesMBean) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-08443 Improper privilege management in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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