Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-40008Apache IoTDB: Arbitrary Class Instantiation via Pipe Transfer RPC

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Apache IoTDB from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. The pipe processor reads a fully qualified Java class name and instantiates it using Class.forName().newInstance() without any validation or allowlisting. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB 1.0.0 – before 2.0.10

Weakness: CWE-470 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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