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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
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-65181
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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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 source

Published 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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