Apache Atlas: Missing Authorization on Admin Endpoints

published 2026-07-29 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-50237

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits: 0; none known

Description: Missing Authorization in Apache Atlas. A missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Atlas's admin endpoints allows any authenticated user, regardless of their assigned role, to perform administrative operations.

Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.5.0.

Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.6.0, which fixes the issue.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

org.apache.atlas atlas-webapp 2.6.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-07-29)

Exploit prediction

0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Atlas

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

lists.apache.org /thread/6r9vs7g5gkp983pwvky781hofdozhgzn
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2026/07/29/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-50622
NVD CVE-2026-50622

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Summary