PT-2025-4767 · Apache · Apache Cassandra

Adam Pond

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Published

2025-01-10

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Updated

2026-05-18

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CVE-2025-23015

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Cassandra versions 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2
Description A privilege escalation issue exists in Apache Cassandra, where a 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.
Recommendations To resolve the issue, upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, or 5.0.3, which fixes the issue. Operators should review data access rules for potential breaches.

Fix

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-267

Related Identifiers

AZL-56436
AZL-56443
BDU:2025-01582
BIT-CASSANDRA-2025-23015
CLEANSTART-2026-CI66802
CLEANSTART-2026-DD05788
CLEANSTART-2026-KM27583
CLEANSTART-2026-SP91806
CLEANSTART-2026-VH41554
CVE-2025-23015
GHSA-WMCC-9VCH-JMX4

Affected Products

Apache Cassandra