Description
Description:
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data




Affect Version:
This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0.



For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration.


atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false



Mitigation:
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-05-04
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-35xx-9xrg-gwhf Apache Atlas has a Code Injection Vulnerability
History

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:atlas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache atlas
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache atlas

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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References

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 04 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0. For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration. atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data
Weaknesses CWE-94
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T13:27:03.304Z

Reserved: 2026-04-14T12:05:23.666Z

Link: CVE-2026-40563

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Updated: 2026-05-04T15:43:57.213Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-04T16:16:02.283

Modified: 2026-05-06T14:16:20.277

Link: CVE-2026-40563

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-06T16:30:06Z

Weaknesses