What is CVE-2026-65181?

CVE-2026-65181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Impala, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-65181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Impala

CVE-2026-65181

Insufficient authorization of Data Source tables in Impala 2.7-4.5 allows a client with privileges to upload a file to remote storage and create a table to execute arbitrary Java code. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, which fixes this issue.

Published 2026-09-09 · last modified 2026-09-10.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (44.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-913 — Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

lists.apache.org/thread/2ty3srsh96j86xxg4g1hbo5rwvszwcnl (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-65181?: CVE-2026-65181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Impala, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-65181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.