CVE-2026-97720 — Apache Impala: Impala Executor Webserver Auth Bypass

Description (CNA)

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 valid JWT. Users are recommended to either disable JWT/OAuth auth for Impala executors or upgrade to version 4.5.3, which fixes this issue.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Impala	affected 4.1.0 through 4.5.2

CWE

CWE-303

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/q2qkrnko9hdv2mhqy6prm06f65n2g3h2

ADP enrichment

CVE

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/22

CISA-ADP

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