Cross-project authorization bypass in Apache DolphinScheduler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Apache DolphinScheduler before 3.4.3 has an authorization bypass (CWE-863). Endpoints check permissions against the supplied project code but do not verify that the target schedule or workflow belongs to it. An authenticated user with permissions in one project can use another project's resource ID to change workflow availability there. Successful exploitation disrupts task execution in projects the user is not authorized to access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An authorization bypass vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler allows authenticated users to perform unauthorized operations on workflow schedules, workflow definitions, and task instances in other projects. The affected endpoints check permissions against the supplied projectCode but fail to verify that the target resource belongs to that project. An authenticated user with the required permissions in one project can supply that project's code together with a resource identifier from another project, bypassing the target project's access restrictions. The affected endpoints include: * POST /projects/{projectCode}/schedules/{id}/online and /offline: Activate or deactivate workflow schedules in another project. * POST /projects/{projectCode}/workflow-definition/{code}/release: Change the ONLINE/OFFLINE state of workflow definitions in another project. Successful exploitation allows users to alter workflow availability and interfere with task execution in projects they are not authorized to access. This issue affects Apache DolphinScheduler: before 3.4.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.4.3, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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
Upgrade Apache DolphinScheduler to version 3.4.3, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Apache DolphinScheduler (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.4.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache DolphinScheduler 3.4.3
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69438 Authorization bypass in Apache DolphinScheduler task instance endpointsPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-69437 Authorization bypass in Apache DolphinScheduler task definition endpointPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-69441 Apache DolphinScheduler lets users read Kubernetes credentialsPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66082
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-r995-5488-jh52
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-66082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r995-5488-jh52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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