CVE-2026-32588: Apache Cassandra: Authenticated DoS via ALTER ROLE Password Hashing
Published Apr 7, 2026
·Updated
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.
Affected Software
6 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all>=5.0<5.0.7
5.0.7
maven/org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all>=4.1<4.1.11
4.1.11
maven/org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all>=4.0<4.0.20
4.0.20
Apache Cassandra>=4.0.0<4.0.20
Apache Cassandra>=4.1.0<4.1.11
Apache Cassandra>=5.0.0<5.0.7
Event History
Apr 7, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:42 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:16 PM
Affected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:31 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·06:31 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software