This issue affects Apache Cassandra 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.16, 4.1.7, 5.0.2, but this advisory is only for 4.0.16 because the fix to CVE-2025-23015 was incorrectly applied to 4.0.16, so that version is still affected.
Users in the 4.0 series are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.17 which fixes the issue. Users from 3.0, 3.11, 4.1 and 5.0 series should follow recommendation from CVE-2025-23015.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-25767 | Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only) |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-5c4f-pxmx-xcm4 | Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only) |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
threat_severity
|
threat_severity
|
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Apache
Apache cassandra |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Apache
Apache cassandra |
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. This issue affects Apache Cassandra 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.16, 4.1.7, 5.0.2, but this advisory is only for 4.0.16 because the fix to CVE-2025-23015 was incorrectly applied to 4.0.16, so that version is still affected. Users in the 4.0 series are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.17 which fixes the issue. Users from 3.0, 3.11, 4.1 and 5.0 series should follow recommendation from CVE-2025-23015. | |
| Title | Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-267 | |
| References |
|
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-26T03:55:26.020Z
Reserved: 2025-02-10T23:19:36.665Z
Link: CVE-2025-26467
Updated: 2025-08-25T14:29:26.458Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-08-25T14:15:30.103
Modified: 2025-08-26T21:14:41.723
Link: CVE-2025-26467
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-08-25T21:53:08Z
EUVD
Github GHSA