CVE-2026-62764
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CVE-2026-62764 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated, but low-privileged user without system permissions may issue a remote command to gracefully shutdown system components (compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver), leading to a denial of service. This issue affects Apache Accumulo 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.6, which fixes the issue.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated, but low-privileged user without system permissions may issue a remote command to gracefully shutdown system components (compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver), leading to a denial of service. This issue affects Apache Accumulo 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.6, which fixes the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Accumulo | >= 2.1.4, < 2.1.6 |
References
- https://accumulo.apache.org/release/accumulo-2.1.6/Release Notes
- https://github.com/apache/accumulo/issues/6478Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/qclg736k93oqn4qrpw9wxjbb3jhn6gm1Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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