CVE-2026-27315

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 ~/.cassandra/cqlsh_history file in the user's home directory. However, cqlsh does not redact sensitive information when saving command history. This means that if a user executes operations involving passwords (such as logging in or creating users) within cqlsh, these passwords are permanently stored in cleartext in the history file on the disk.
References
Link Resource
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-21180 Patch Vendor Advisory Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ft77zrk2mzt8qsch4g6jqjj4901d22k3 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Apr 2026, 15:47

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References () https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-21180 - () https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-21180 - Patch, Vendor Advisory, Issue Tracking
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/ft77zrk2mzt8qsch4g6jqjj4901d22k3 - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/ft77zrk2mzt8qsch4g6jqjj4901d22k3 - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/8 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
First Time Apache cassandra
Apache
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

09 Apr 2026, 15:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

07 Apr 2026, 18:16

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/8 -

07 Apr 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-07 17:16

Updated : 2026-04-15 15:47


NVD link : CVE-2026-27315

Mitre link : CVE-2026-27315

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27315


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Products Affected

apache

  • cassandra
CWE
CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File