CVE-2026-32588

Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-04-07

Last modified

2026-10-26

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected products

• Cassandra (Apache)
• Apache Cassandra (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/2tnwjdnss378glxrsmnlzz3k53ftphrc
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/9