Missing authentication in Apache IoTDB legacy pipe sendFile RPC
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-306.
Summary
Apache IoTDB from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11 lacks authentication for a critical function in its legacy pipe sendFile RPC (CWE-306). An unauthenticated remote attacker can reach this RPC over the network and can execute code and traverse paths on the server, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade Apache IoTDB to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA Apache IoTDB (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.0.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache IoTDB 2.0.11
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-78554 Authentication bypass in Apache IoTDB pipeTransfer interfacePriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-78555 Privilege escalation in Apache IoTDB Legacy Pipe receiverPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59562
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-mxqj-w2qc-786q
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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- TI-2024-21190 Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18186 Apache HugeGraph-Server: Command execution in gremlin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-59562 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59562 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxqj-w2qc-786q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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