CVE-2026-62764

Apache Accumulo: A user can trigger a graceful shutdown of services without the relevant system permissions

Published Jul 17, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo.
An authenticated, but low-privileged user without system permissions may
issue a remote command to gracefully shutdown system components
(compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver),
leading to a denial of service.

This issue affects Apache Accumulo 2.1.4 and 2.1.5.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.6, which fixes the issue.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache accumulo
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache accumulo
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated, but low-privileged user without system permissions may issue a remote command to gracefully shutdown system components (compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver), leading to a denial of service. This issue affects Apache Accumulo 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.6, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Accumulo: A user can trigger a graceful shutdown of services without the relevant system permissions
Weaknesses CWE-274
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Jul 17, 2026, 10:07 AM
Reserved
Jul 14, 2026, 9:02 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 17, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 8:10 PM