#VU118677 Incorrect authorization in Cassandra - CVE-2025-24860
Published: November 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118677
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24860
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cassandra
Cassandra
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability in Apache Cassandra allows users to access a datacenter or IP/CIDR groups they should not be able to when using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer.. A remote user with restricted data center access can update their own permissions via data control language (DCL) statements on affected versions.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.