{"id":"CVE-2018-8016","aliases":["GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8016","summary":"Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra","details":"The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 3.8 through 3.11.1 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request. This issue is a regression of CVE-2015-0225. The regression was introduced in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12109. The fix for the regression is implemented in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173. This fix is contained in the 3.11.2 release of Apache Cassandra.","published":"2018-06-28T16:29:00.217Z","modified":"2026-07-08T18:16:16.305923Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all","fixedVersion":"3.11.2"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79","label":"beobal/cassandra@28ee665"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066%40%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8016"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066@%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T18:16:16.305923Z"}}