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CVE-2025-24860

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  • Published2025-02-04
  • Fixed in5.0.3 · 4.1.8 · 4.0.16
  • WeaknessCWE-863

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Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Cassandra allowing users to access a datacenter or IP/CIDR groups they should not be able to when using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Users with restricted data center access can update their own permissions via data control language (DCL) statements on affected versions. This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.15 and from 4.1.0 through 4.1.7 for CassandraNetworkAuthorizer, and from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 for both CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Operators using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-02-0411:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache cassandra
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.35.0.3
5.0≥ 5.0-alpha1, < 5.0.35.0.3
4.1≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.84.1.8
4.1≥ 4.1-alpha1, < 4.1.84.1.8
4.0≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.164.0.16
4.0≥ 4.0-alpha1, < 4.0.164.0.16

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apache cassandra to 5.0.3 · 4.1.8 · 4.0.16

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-02-06
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.15.42025-02-06
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-863read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2025-02-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24860?

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Cassandra allowing users to access a datacenter or IP/CIDR groups they should not be able to when using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Users with restricted data center access can update their own permissions via data control language (DCL) statements on affected versions. This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.15 and from 4.1.0 through 4.1.7 for CassandraNetworkAuthorizer, and from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 for both CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Operators using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Is CVE-2025-24860 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-24860 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-24860?

CVE-2025-24860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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