Improper Authentication in Cassandra - CVE-2024-27137
Published: November 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27137
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Cassandra
Cassandra
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A local user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack and capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27137
Install updates from vendor's website.