CVE-2026-27315

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 7

Description

Sensitive Information Leak in cqlsh in Apache Cassandra 4.0 allows access to sensitive information, like passwords, from previously executed cqlsh command via ~/.cassandra/cqlsh_history local file access. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, which fixes this issue. -- Description: Cassandra's command-line tool, cqlsh, provides a command history feature that allows users to recall previously executed commands using the up/down arrow keys. These history records are saved in the ~/

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Apache Cassandra: cqlsh history sensitive information leak2026-04-07
GHSA
Apache Cassandra has sensitive Information Leak in cqlsh2026-04-07
OSV
Apache Cassandra has sensitive Information Leak in cqlsh2026-04-07

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-27315 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-27315 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | Sensitive Information Leak in cqlsh | cvebase.io