---
title: "CVE-2026-71895: Apache DolphinScheduler - Authorization Bypass"
description: "Apache DolphinScheduler 3.2.0 to before 3.4.3 contains an authorization vulnerability caused by improper access control to Kubernetes configuration data, letting authenticated non-admin users retrieve sensitive kubeconfig credentials, exploit requires user authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71895/
---

# CVE-2026-71895 Apache DolphinScheduler - Authorization Bypass

Apache DolphinScheduler 3.2.0 to before 3.4.3 contains an authorization vulnerability caused by improper access control to Kubernetes configuration data, letting authenticated non-admin users retrieve sensitive kubeconfig credentials, exploit requires user authentication.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.22% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71895)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Information Disclosure, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-862](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.4.3.

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-2026-71895](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71895)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8g6p34cf0m7fnox5qpm99r50g8rbt0fp](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8g6p34cf0m7fnox5qpm99r50g8rbt0fp)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/08/5](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/08/5)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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