Apache IoTDB legacy pipe lets SYSTEM users act as root (CVE-2026-59229)
Versions 2.0.0 before 2.0.11 run load and delete operations with a hardcoded root identity.
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CVE-2026-59229
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 high
- EPSS
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- Published
- ·
- Modified
Description · NVD
The Legacy Pipe receiver protocol (handshake / sendPipeData) uses a hardcoded SUPER_USER (root) identity when executing data loading and deletion operations. A user with only SYSTEM-level privileges (such as USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN) who does NOT have WRITE_DATA or DELETE_DATA permissions on target databases can send specially crafted PipeData messages through the Legacy Pipe API, resulting in data loading/deletion operations executed as root — effectively bypassing IoTDB's permission model entirely. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H