CVE-2026-27478

Unity Catalog is an open, multi-modal Catalog for data and AI. In 0.4.0 and earlier, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Unity Catalog token exchange endpoint (/api/1.0/unity-control/auth/tokens). The endpoint extracts the issuer (iss) claim from incoming JWTs and uses it to dynamically fetch the JWKS endpoint for signature validation without validating that the issuer is a trusted identity provider.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:unitycatalog:unitycatalog:*:*:*:*:data:*:*:*

History

16 Mar 2026, 20:24

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First Time Unitycatalog
Unitycatalog unitycatalog
References () https://github.com/unitycatalog/unitycatalog/security/advisories/GHSA-qqcj-rghw-829x - () https://github.com/unitycatalog/unitycatalog/security/advisories/GHSA-qqcj-rghw-829x - Vendor Advisory
Summary
  • (es) Unity Catalog es un Catálogo abierto y multimodal para datos e IA. En la versión 0.4.0 y anteriores, existe una vulnerabilidad crítica de omisión de autenticación en el endpoint de intercambio de tokens de Unity Catalog (/API/1.0/unity-control/auth/tokens). El endpoint extrae la declaración del emisor (iss) de los JWT entrantes y la utiliza para obtener dinámicamente el endpoint JWKS para la validación de firmas sin validar que el emisor sea un proveedor de identidad de confianza.
CPE cpe:2.3:a:unitycatalog:unitycatalog:*:*:*:*:data:*:*:*

11 Mar 2026, 20:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-11 20:16

Updated : 2026-03-16 20:24


NVD link : CVE-2026-27478

Mitre link : CVE-2026-27478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27478


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Products Affected

unitycatalog

  • unitycatalog
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

CWE-1390

Weak Authentication