HbaseApplication · Apache

CVE-2026-49326

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-24
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.5.15 / 2.6.6 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click 4 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache HBase thrift and rest delegation service. A scan operation in thrift/rest service has 3 steps, open, fetch(possible multiple times), close. The open step will return an id which will be passed back to server for identifying the scanner instances stored at server side. We missed the owner check in fetch and close steps which means a user can fetch rows from the scanner which is opened by other users, and close scanners which belongs to other users. This issue affects Apache HBase:from 3.0.0-alpha-1 through 3.0.0-beta-1, from 2.6.0 through 2.6.5, from 2.5.0 through 2.5.14, through 2.4.*. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.0-beta-2, 2.6.6 and 2.5.15, which fixes the issue.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-862

The application checks who you are but not whether you're allowed to perform a given action, so any authenticated user can reach things meant for others. This is the classic “change the ID in the URL” bug. The fix is an authorization check on every request, evaluated against the acting user's permissions.

General guidance for the missing authorization class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
HbaseApplication
Affected:< 2.5.15>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.6= 3.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.5.15 / 2.6.6 or later
Fixed in 2.5.152.6.6
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Apache HBase 3.0.0-beta-2, 2.6.6, or 2.5.15 depending on your current major version branch

  1. Identify current Apache HBase version in use (check pom.xml, package version, or HBase shell status command)
  2. Determine appropriate upgrade target based on current version: 3.0.0-beta-2 for 3.x versions, 2.6.6 for 2.6.x versions, 2.5.15 for 2.5.x versions, or 2.6.6/2.5.15 for 2.4.x versions
  3. Backup all HBase data (HDFS data and HBase metadata), configuration files (hbase-site.xml, hbase-env.sh), and any custom scripts
  4. Test the upgrade in a non-production/staging environment with same configuration
  5. For rolling upgrade compatibility, consult Apache HBase upgrade documentation for the specific version path
  6. Perform the upgrade: stop HBase services cleanly, replace HBase binaries, update configurations if needed, start services
  7. Verify the upgrade by checking HBase version in the shell (status command) and confirming thrift/rest services function properly
  8. Test authorization by verifying users cannot access other users scanner instances in thrift/rest services
Caveat Review Apache HBase release notes for breaking changes between versions; major version jumps (e.g., 2.4.x to 2.6.x) may have compatibility considerations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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