CVE-2026-50622 Apache Atlas: Missing Authorization on Admin Endpoints
Authenticated users can perform administrative operations on Apache Atlas due to missing authorization checks on admin endpoints.
- 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-2026-50622?
CVE-2026-50622 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Atlas, published on 29 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Description: Missing Authorization in Apache Atlas. A missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Atlas's admin endpoints allows any authenticated user, regardless of their assigned role, to perform administrative operations.
Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.5.0.
Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.6.0, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50622?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Atlas.
How do I fix CVE-2026-50622?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50622 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-50622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-40563 Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data
- CVE-2016-8752 Path Traversal in Apache Atlas
- CVE-2017-3154 Apache Atlas produces Stack trace in error response
- CVE-2024-46910 Apache Atlas: An authenticated user can perform XSS and potentially impersonate another user
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w667-wgvw-q2hc.