CVE-2026-97720 (GCVE-0-2026-97720)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 08:46 – Updated: 2026-10-07 09:17
VLAI
Title
Apache Impala: Impala Executor Webserver Auth Bypass
Summary
Incorrect implementation of JWT/OAuth authentication in Impala executors in Apache Impala versions up to and including 4.5.2 which allows attacked to access resources served by the executor's webserver when that webserver is configured to accept JWT/OAuth tokens.  Bearer token (JWT) signatures are not validated resulting in the webserver accepting any valid JWT. Users are recommended to either disable JWT/OAuth auth for Impala executors or upgrade to version 4.5.3, which fixes this issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-303 - Incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala Affected: 4.1.0 , ≤ 4.5.2 (semver)
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Credits
Andrew Rukin (Arenadata)
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