High severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-86089
Apache NiFi: Missing Process Group Authorization for Connector Migration
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache NiFi 2.11.0 supports migrating the contents of a version-controlled Process Group into a Connector using REST API methods that list eligible migration sources and submit migration requests. The framework authorized both methods against the target Connector alone, without evaluating access to the Process Groups involved. The absence of Process Group authorization allowed an authenticated user with read access to a Connector to enumerate the identifiers, names, and flow registry details of version-controlled Process Groups outside the scope of granted read policies. It also allowed a user with write access to a Connector to migrate a Process Group without write access to that Process Group, copying the flow definition, referenced assets, and component state into the Connector, and leaving the source Process Group disabled and renamed. Migration excludes sensitive property values and requires the source Process Group to be stopped with empty queues, which limits the scope of exposure. Apache NiFi installations that do not implement component-level authorization policies for Process Groups are not subject to this vulnerability, because the framework enforces Connector write permissions as the security boundary. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.12.0 is the recommended mitigation, which filters migration sources to Process Groups the requesting user is authorized to read, and requires write access to the source Process Group when submitting a migration request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Apache NiFi · Apache Software Foundation
2.11.0 · source: vendor
NI
Nifi · Apache
2.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86089
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86089
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnpqnn61k62fkgxqd9cftf7sr77jhrk1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/16/10
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