Posted by Michael Smith on Oct 06 Severity: low Affected versions: - Apache Impala 4.1.0 through 4.5.2 Description: Incorrect implementation of JWT/OAuth authentication in Impala executors in Apache Impala versions up to and including 4.5.2 which allows attacked to access resources served by the executor's webserver when that webserver is configured to accept JWT/OAuth tokens. Bearer token (JWT) signatures are not validated resulting in the webserver accepting any...
CVE-2026-97720: Apache Impala: Impala Executor Webserver Auth Bypass
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