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CVE-2026-47846

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  • Published2026-06-18
  • Fixed in5.0.8-0 · 4.1.11-0 · 4.0.20-0
  • WeaknessCWE-798

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Description

Bitnami Cassandra container images are affected by a retained default superuser vulnerability. When a custom administrator account is configured via the CASSANDRA_USER environment variable, the container initialization script creates the new superuser account but fails to drop the built-in cassandra account in certain scenarios. This leaves the default cassandra:cassandra superuser active as an unintended access path. Affected versions — Container image: 4.0.x prior to 4.0.20-photon-5-r7; 4.1.x prior to 4.1.11-photon-5-r7; 5.0.x prior to 5.0.8-photon-5-r4 / 5.0.8-debian-12-r3.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-06-1820:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

OSV
cassandra
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.8-05.0.8-0
4.1≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.11-04.1.11-0
4.0≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.20-04.0.20-0

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

Fix

  1. Update cassandra to 5.0.8-0 · 4.1.11-0 · 4.0.20-0

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 decisionnone2026-06-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.5 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-06-18
Last Modified
2026-06-22
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-47846?

Bitnami Cassandra container images are affected by a retained default superuser vulnerability. When a custom administrator account is configured via the CASSANDRA_USER environment variable, the container initialization script creates the new superuser account but fails to drop the built-in cassandra account in certain scenarios. This leaves the default cassandra:cassandra superuser active as an unintended access path. Affected versions — Container image: 4.0.x prior to 4.0.20-photon-5-r7; 4.1.x prior to 4.1.11-photon-5-r7; 5.0.x prior to 5.0.8-photon-5-r4 / 5.0.8-debian-12-r3.

Is CVE-2026-47846 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-47846 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-47846?

CVE-2026-47846 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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