High
Apache Impala: RCE via External Data Source Class Loading
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Insufficient authorization of Data Source tables in Impala 2.7-4.5 allows a client with privileges to upload a file to remote storage and create a table to execute arbitrary Java code. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, which fixes this issue.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-65181
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Apache Impala: RCE via External Data Source Class Loading
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Sept 2026, 10:40 UTC
Insufficient authorization of Data Source tables in Impala 2.7-4.5 allows a client with privileges to upload a file to remote storage and create a table to execute arbitrary Java code. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, which fixes this issue.
osv:CVE-2026-65181
Complete source record
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