CVE-2026-40009: Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal
Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.
Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming
themselves to __internal_auditor.
This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40009
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-400090.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-40009 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Improper Privilege Management
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-56690: Dell PowerFlex Manager, Version prior to 5.1.0.1, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Spe…nvd · 2026-07-10
- highCVE-2026-56689: Dell PowerFlex Manager, Version prior to 5.1.0.1, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Spe…nvd · 2026-07-10
- highCVE-2026-41121: Dell Device Management Agent, versions prior to DDMA 26.05, contain an Improper Link Resolutio…nvd · 2026-07-01
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-21533: Microsoft Windows Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-02-10
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-8068: Citrix Session Recording Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-08-25
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38014: Microsoft Windows Installer Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-09-10
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