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CVE-2025-23015

Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2025 at 09:37 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCassandra

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. This issue affects Apache Cassandra through 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cassandra· Apachemaven
95%
3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.0.303.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.313.1 ≤ v < 3.11.183.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.11.174.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.0.154.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.164.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.74.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.85.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.25.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.33.0.03.1.04.0.04.1.05.0.0
Affected range stops below 3.0.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.11.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

Vendor AdvisoryIssue TrackingMailing List
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-267

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