{"cve":"CVE-2023-30601","nvd":{"published":"2023-05-30T08:15:10.450","modified":"2026-06-17T05:55:06.147","status":"Modified","description":"Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs allows user with JMX access to run arbitrary commands as the user running Apache Cassandra\nThis issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.1.\n\nWORKAROUND\nThe vulnerability requires nodetool/JMX access to be exploitable, disable access for any non-trusted users.\n\nMITIGATION\nUpgrade to 4.0.10 or 4.1.2 and leave the new FQL/Auditlog configuration property allow_nodetool_archive_command as false.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["https://lists.apache.org/thread/f74p9jdhmmp7vtrqd8lgm8bq3dhxl8vn","https://lists.apache.org/thread/f74p9jdhmmp7vtrqd8lgm8bq3dhxl8vn"],"products":["apache:cassandra"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:24.161619714+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-30601","score":0.00344,"percentile":0.27955,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373","summary":"Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs","modified":"2026-08-07T08:12:20.454244364Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all","ranges":[">=4.1.0 <4.1.2"],"fixed":["4.1.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all","ranges":[">=4.0.0 <4.0.10"],"fixed":["4.0.10"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}