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title: "CVE-2026-41869: Apache Nutch - Broken Access Control"
description: "Apache Nutch 1.10 through 1.22 contains missing authorization, improper resource shutdown, and job interruption vulnerabilities in the Nutch REST API, letting attackers cause service disruption and unauthorized access, exploit requires network access to the Nutch Service."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-41869/
---

# CVE-2026-41869 Apache Nutch - Broken Access Control

Apache Nutch 1.10 through 1.22 contains missing authorization, improper resource shutdown, and job interruption vulnerabilities in the Nutch REST API, letting attackers cause service disruption and unauthorized access, exploit requires network access to the Nutch Service.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.72% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41869)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Denial Of Service, Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Published

9 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-404](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/404.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 1.23 or restrict access to trusted users only.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41869](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41869)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps4yhlvo6kdgmksdgb9lv1h4p0oy5fdj](https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps4yhlvo6kdgmksdgb9lv1h4p0oy5fdj)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/08/3](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/08/3)

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