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CVE-2026-68573
Apache Kylin: Unauthenticated Metastore Cleanup
Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Kylin. Unauthenticated user may access to system cleanup actions. Impact most to the kylin services that are directly exposed to public network, which is not common. In-house kylin deployments are mostly not impacted. This issue affects Apache Kylin: from 4 through 5.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.5, which fixes the issue.

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Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-68573 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache kylin
Solution
Upgrade Apache Kylin to version 5.0.5 to fix an improper authentication vulnerability.
  • Upgrade Apache Kylin to version 5.0.5.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4n3qt477rtvwnko2olb3hjwjll1yry8j
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Kylin. Unauthenticated user may access to system cleanup actions. Impact most to the kylin services that are directly exposed to public network, which is not common. In-house kylin deployments are mostly not impacted. This issue affects Apache Kylin: from 4 through 5.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.5, which fixes the issue.
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68573.json">CVE-2026-68573</a>
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4n3qt477rtvwnko2olb3hjwjll1yry8j
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