PT-2025-4767 · Apache · Apache Cassandra

Adam Pond + 3 · CVE-2025-23015 · Published 2025-01-10 · Updated 2026-05-18

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV: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.

Exploit

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

References · 266

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/23xxx/CVE-2025-23015.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59419 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23015 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0938 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48924 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2026-VH41554 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53864 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2104 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33870 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-23015 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42587 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2026-CI66802 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41973 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37136 · Security Note