CVE-2026-23981 Apache Superset: Improper Authorization in Chart Update allowing Dashboard Modification
Authenticated users can modify dashboards they do not own by associating charts with them via the API, bypassing ownership checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-23981?
CVE-2026-23981 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 30 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Authorization vulnerability exists in Apache Superset allowing an authenticated user with permissions to update charts to modify dashboards they do not own. When updating a chart's properties via the REST API, a user can provide a list of dashboard IDs (dashboards) to associate the chart with. The validation logic in the UpdateChartCommand failed to verify that the user had write permissions for the target dashboards specified in the request body.
This issue affects Apache Superset: before 6.0.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.0.0, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23981?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including superset. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
superset Bitnami | All versions | 6.0.0 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23981?
Upgrade superset to 6.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-23981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset
- CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
- CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API
- CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset
- CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title
- CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API
Sources
Also known as BIT-superset-2026-23981, GHSA-m2w6-cg52-6hhj.