CVE-2026-40008 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. The pipe processor reads a fully qualified Java class name and instantiates it using Class.forName().newInstance() without any validation or allowlisting. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apache	Iotdb

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fm8cpvzbox2qqy99ztglm8wkk1nrg9ng

History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apache Apache iotdb
Vendors & Products		Apache Apache iotdb

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. The pipe processor reads a fully qualified Java class name and instantiates it using Class.forName().newInstance() without any validation or allowlisting. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.
Title		Apache IoTDB: Arbitrary Class Instantiation via Pipe Transfer RPC
Weaknesses		CWE-470
References		https://lists.apache.org/thread/fm8cpvzbox2qqy99ztglm8wkk1nrg9ng

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-07-10T07:13:27.770Z

Updated: 2026-07-10T14:54:56.744Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T08:42:56.547Z

Link: CVE-2026-40008

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-10T14:54:56.744Z

NVD

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Redhat

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