CVE-2026-40563 — Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data

Description (CNA)

Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data Affect Version: This issue affects Apache Atlas: from 0.8 through 2.4.0. For the affect version >= 2.0, vulnerability is only when Atlas is deployed with below non-default configuration. atlas.dsl.executor.traversal=false Mitigation: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Atlas	affected 0.8 through 2.4.0

CWE

CWE-94

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/vd0oggmqxl2k1skm0z2f9p0plx7jhmfl

ADP enrichment

CVE

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/03/9

CISA-ADP

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