CVE-2026-68979 json
Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization for Components Referenced by Parameter Context Updates
published 2026-08-03 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also BIT-nifi-2026-68979 , EUVD-2026-52418
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache NiFI 1.10.0 through 2.10.0 provide a Parameter Context update REST API method that does not enforce authorization checking on components referencing Parameter values. Updating a Parameter Context can change parameter values that affect referencing components, but framework authorization was limited to read and write privileges on the Parameter Context itself. As a result of the missing authorization, an authenticated user authorized to modify a Parameter Context, but not authorized on referencing components, could alter Parameter values affecting those components. In deployments where a Parameter value contains executable scripting content, updating a Parameter can result in code execution during automatic component validation, without starting the referencing component. The impact was limited to stopped components by existing verification checks, and the issue applies only to deployments that use component-level authorization policies. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.11.0 is the recommended mitigation, which aligns the Parameter Context update method authorization with other methods, adding authorization checking on affected components.
Patch / fix
- bitnami nifi 2.11.0
- apache nifi 2.11.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Clear |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Clear |
| NVD | 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 | nifi | >=1.10.0, <2.11.0 |
2.11.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/xwz8wsss2ovx07tns96rkc3n7cm4xfrq
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2026/08/03/10
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68979
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-68979
- NVD CVE-2026-68979
- OSV BIT-nifi-2026-68979
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