CVE-2026-23982 Apache Superset: Improper Authorization in Dataset Creation Allows Access Control Bypass
An authenticated attacker can bypass data access controls by overwriting SQL queries in existing datasets, allowing unauthorized data access.
- 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-2026-23982?
CVE-2026-23982 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 24 Feb 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 that allows a low-privileged user to bypass data access controls. When creating a dataset, Superset enforces permission checks to prevent users from querying unauthorized data. However, an authenticated attacker with permissions to write datasets and read charts can bypass these checks by overwriting the SQL query of an existing dataset.
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-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23982?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 6.0.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 6.0.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 6.0.0 |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 6.0.0 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23982?
Upgrade apache-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-2026-23982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23982 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-2026-23982, ECHO-2feb-a625-78ca, GHSA-3m2g-v7jf-7fxc, PYSEC-2026-2372.