Unscored severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-92287
Apache Arrow C++, PyArrow: Parquet file-controlled KMS URL is forwarded to pluggable KmsClient that skips host validation
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pass-through of unvalidated KMS URLs to KMS clients in Apache C++ Parquet and PyArrow versions 4.0.0 to 25.0.1.
This affects users who read Parquet files and configure Parquet decryption properties with a KmsClient implementation.
On the reader side, the KMS URL can be application-controlled (specified in the KmsConnectionConfig) or file-controlled.
If the user does not leverage application control for this parameter, a file-controlled KMS URL is forwarded to a pluggable KmsClient implementation.
If the KMS implementation does not perform host validation and makes use of the provided KMS URL, a KMS token can be sent to a malicious host set by an attacker in the file.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 26.0.0, which disables this behavior by default and requires that users opt-in to it by enabling the read_kms_url flag in the DecryptionConfiguration. Users of affected versions are recommended to either specify the KMS URL in the KmsConnectionConfig when reading files, or ensure any KmsClient implementations validate received KMS URLs. Users that opt-in to file-controlled KMS URLs in version 26.0.0 and later must ensure KmsClients validate KMS URLs.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Apache Arrow C++ · Apache Software Foundation
4.0.0 before 26.0.0 · source: vendor
PY
PyArrow · Apache Software Foundation
8.0.0 before 26.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92287
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92287
github.com
https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/51349
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/0t6vry0msbk9dpsd0xv395ov5b84hj57
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/19/6
