Medium severity · published Apr 7, 2026
CVE-2026-27315
Apache Cassandra: cqlsh history sensitive information leak
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sensitive Information Leak in cqlsh in Apache Cassandra 4.0 allows access to sensitive information, like passwords, from previously executed cqlsh command via ~/.cassandra/cqlsh_history local file access.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, which fixes this issue.
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Description: Cassandra's command-line tool, cqlsh, provides a command history feature that allows users to recall previously executed commands using the up/down arrow keys. These history records are saved in the ~/.cassandra/cqlsh_history file in the user's home directory.
However, cqlsh does not redact sensitive information when saving command history. This means that if a user executes operations involving passwords (such as logging in or creating users) within cqlsh, these passwords are permanently stored in cleartext in the history file on the disk.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache Cassandra · Apache Software Foundation
4.0 through 4.0.19 · source: vendor
CA
Cassandra · Apache
4.0.0 before 4.0.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27315
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27315
Issue Tracking
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-21180
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ft77zrk2mzt8qsch4g6jqjj4901d22k3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/8
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