Vulnerability in Apache (CVE-2026-82434)
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache (CVE-2026-82434). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Description
When ZooKeeper authentication is configured, Storm deliberately retains
storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload in the topology configuration, because workers need it. Nimbus then
served that configuration verbatim to any caller holding read-only topology permissions, so a user whose
only grant was the ability to view a topology received its ZooKeeper credential.
That credential is not read-only. The cluster state implementation uses write-capable ACLs for worker
heartbeats, backpressure and error state, so a recipient can forge or remove that state for the topology
concerned. It is not a write credential on assignments.
The same advisory covers the submission client, which logged the generated payload at INFO on every
submission that generated one, and the SASL handlers, which logged it at DEBUG. The credential therefore
also reached any log aggregation or support bundle collected from the cluster.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where the payload is removed from the configuration served to read-only callers and is no
longer written to logs.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should rotate storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload for existing
topologies, review retained logs and support bundles for the value, and restrict read-only topology
permissions to trusted principals.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-82434 has been found in Apache.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Apache CVE-2026-82434" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-82434 (Apache) — CWE-522 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-522) exists in Apache. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Apache. Attack surface: storm.zookeeper.topology.auth.payload.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Apache' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Apache' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Apacheを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web lists.apache.org
- web openwall.com
- web openwall.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com