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title: "CVE-2026-82430: Apache Storm - Command Injection"
description: "Apache Storm contains a command injection caused by improper validation and ownership change timing in the worker-launcher command file handling, letting attackers launch root-equivalent containers or bind-mount arbitrary host paths, exploit requires tenant control over worker directory."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-82430/
---

# CVE-2026-82430 Apache Storm - Command Injection

Apache Storm contains a command injection caused by improper validation and ownership change timing in the worker-launcher command file handling, letting attackers launch root-equivalent containers or bind-mount arbitrary host paths, exploit requires tenant control over worker directory.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82430)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, File System Write

CVSS vector

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

Published

14 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-367](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.

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-2026-82430](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82430)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/8d5pkn486p8vrz5klg6onk5r8k9sd9lv](https://lists.apache.org/thread/8d5pkn486p8vrz5klg6onk5r8k9sd9lv)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/13/10](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/13/10)

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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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