Authorization bypass in Apache DolphinScheduler task definition endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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 contains an authorization bypass in the task definition with-upstream endpoint. The endpoint does not verify that the task definition belongs to the project named in the URL, so an authenticated user can modify task definitions and upstream dependencies in projects they are not authorized to access. The flaw is classified as CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization. An attacker needs a valid low-privilege account and access to at least one project.
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 modify task definitions in projects they are not authorized to access through the /dolphinscheduler/projects/{projectCode}/task-definition/{code}/with-upstream endpoint. The endpoint fails to verify that the task definition identified by code belongs to the project specified by projectCode. An authenticated user can supply the code of a project they are authorized to access together with a task definition code from another project, bypassing project access restrictions and modifying the target task definition and its upstream dependencies. This vulnerability can compromise workflow integrity and disrupt task execution in unauthorized projects.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
- Total
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-2026-69441 Apache DolphinScheduler lets users read Kubernetes credentialsPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-69440 Apache DolphinScheduler authorization flaw exposes data source passwordsPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66084
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-26vh-p5jc-q2mg
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-66084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26vh-p5jc-q2mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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