CVE-2026-32588

MEDIUM 6.5

Apache Cassandra: Authenticated DoS via ALTER ROLE Password Hashing

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

5th

Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.

CWE	CWE-400
Vendor	apache software foundation
Product	apache cassandra
Published	Apr 7, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 9, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation / Apache Cassandra

4.0 ≤ 4.0.19 4.1 ≤ 4.1.10 5.0 ≤ 5.0.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

lists.apache.org: https://lists.apache.org/thread/2tnwjdnss378glxrsmnlzz3k53ftphrc openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/9

Credits

🔍 Youlong Chen, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences