CVE-2026-40563

Published: Mag 04, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 04, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
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HIGH 7,1
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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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.

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Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Integrity Confidentiality Availability Non-Repudiation
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Hide Activities
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Interpreted
Technologies: AI/ML
View CWE Details
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9
https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl