CVE-2026-2255 Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Medium 4.3 Published 27 May 2026 Updated 27 May 2026

Attackers can retrieve Hadoop cluster credentials in plain text via the Cluster Test API, potentially enabling unauthorized job submission.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-2255?

CVE-2026-2255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics, published on 27 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 10.2.0.6 and 11.0.0.0, including 9.3.x and 8.3.x, expose Hadoop cluster credentials in plain text through the Cluster Test API. Although the user should not see those explicitly, the defect is mitigated by the fact the user can already leverage those credentials to submit jobs under the same account through the backend API.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2255?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2026-2255?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-2255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jmp2-cvfp-6gr9.