Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Cassandra - CVE-2026-27315
Published: April 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125098
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27315
CWE-ID: CWE-312
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 disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of sensitive information in the cqlsh history file when saving previously executed cqlsh commands. A local user can read the local ~/.cassandra/cqlsh_history file to disclose sensitive information.
Passwords used in commands such as login or user creation may be stored in cleartext in the history file.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-27315
Install security update from vendor's website.