CVE-2026-40563CWE-94

Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data

High · published May 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00600 · 48.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-05-04T15:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 MAY 15:17Z
    Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data
    cvelistv5