CVE-2026-40009: Apache IoTDB: Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal_auditor

[Haonan Hou <haonan () apache org>]

Severity: important 

Affected versions:

- Apache IoTDB 2.0.8 before 2.0.10

Description:

Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.
Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming
themselves to __internal_auditor.


This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

bugbunny.ai (finder)

References:

https://iotdb.apache.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40009