Resource exhaustion in Cassandra - CVE-2026-32588
Published: April 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125099
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32588
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Cassandra
Cassandra
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to resource consumption in ALTER ROLE password hashing when processing repeated password change requests over CQL. A remote user can issue repeated password change requests to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32588
Install security update from vendor's website.