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CVE-2026-56207 (GCVE-0-2026-56207)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 10:36 – Updated: 2026-09-09 11:10
VLAI
Title
Apache Impala: SAML authentication bypass via forged bearer token
Summary
Signature of Bearer token is not verified in last step of SAML2 authentication for Impala's hs2-http interface, allowing altering user name and acting as another user. This issue affects Apache Impala: >=4.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, which fixes this issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.5.1 (semver)
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