Missing Authorization in Apache Nifi - CVE-2026-44914
Published: August 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145262
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44914
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass restricted component authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in process group replacement handling in nifi-web-api when replacing process groups that include extension components with restricted status. A remote user can replace a process group containing restricted components to bypass restricted component authorization.
Only installations that implement specific authorization for restricted components are vulnerable.
Affected software
Apache Nifi
How to mitigate CVE-2026-44914
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Nifi - update to 2.10.0