CVE-2026-47846 json
Default superuser cassandra:cassandra left active when CASSANDRA_USER is customized
published 2026-06-18 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also BIT-cassandra-2026-47846 , EUVD-2026-37932
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bitnami cassandra 4.0.20-0, 4.1.11-0, 5.0.8-0
- Bitnami bitnami/cassandra 4.0.20-photon-5-r7, 4.1.11-photon-5-r7, 5.0.8-photon-5-r4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | cassandra | >=4.0.0, <4.0.20-0 >=4.1.0, <4.1.11-0 >=5.0.0, <5.0.8-0 |
4.0.20-0 4.1.11-0 5.0.8-0 |
Affected products
- Bitnami bitnami/cassandra
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-47846
- NVD CVE-2026-47846
- OSV BIT-cassandra-2026-47846
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