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title: "CVE-2026-97395: Apache Polaris - Broken Access Control"
description: "Apache Polaris < 1.8.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by allowing authenticated principals to set FileIO client settings in Iceberg table metadata, letting attackers redirect server-side storage traffic and expose authentication credentials, exploit requires authenticated principal with permission to create or update Iceberg table properties."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97395/
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# CVE-2026-97395 Apache Polaris - Broken Access Control

Apache Polaris < 1.8.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by allowing authenticated principals to set FileIO client settings in Iceberg table metadata, letting attackers redirect server-side storage traffic and expose authentication credentials, exploit requires authenticated principal with permission to create or update Iceberg table properties.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.28% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97395)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

29 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 1.8.0 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-2026-97395](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97395)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/nrk339vtlkpsjw3mg4mqw52j0167wyph](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/nrk339vtlkpsjw3mg4mqw52j0167wyph)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/26](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/26)

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