What is CVE-2026-41081?

CVE-2026-41081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Storm, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-41081?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Storm

CVE-2026-41081

Improper Handling of TLS Client Authentication Failure Leading to Anonymous Principal Assignment in Apache Storm Versions Affected: up to 2.8.7 Description: When TLS transport is enabled in Apache Storm without requiring client certifica…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (33.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Storm
Apache Software Foundation Storm Client — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41081?: CVE-2026-41081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Storm, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-41081?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.