Medium 5.7Published Jul 17, 2026

CVE-2026-62764Apache Accumulo: A user can trigger a graceful shutdown of services without the relevant system permissions

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 3:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache Accumulo. An authenticated, but low-privileged user without system permissions may issue a remote command to gracefully shutdown system components (compaction-coordinator, compactor, gc, manager, monitor, tserver, or sserver), leading to a denial of service. This issue affects Apache Accumulo 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.6, which fixes the issue.

CVSS: 5.7 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green
Weakness (CWE): CWE-274
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: apache
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Accumulo apache_software_foundation:apache_accumulo (from the name)	from 2.1.4 through 2.1.5	CNA record
apache accumulo apache:accumulo	from 2.1.4 before 2.1.6	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/apache/accumulo/issues/6478	issue-tracking, patch
https://accumulo.apache.org/release/accumulo-2.1.6/	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://accumulo.apache.org/downloads/	product, patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/qclg736k93oqn4qrpw9wxjbb3jhn6gm1	vendor-advisory, mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/6	mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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