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CVE-2026-64640

Apache Polaris: register endpoint reads attacker-controlled storage location before allowed-locations validation

5.3 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Up 0.2 points since Aug 6, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Apache Polaris: register endpoint reads attacker-controlled storage location before allowed-locations validation

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
CVE-2026-64640
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/U:Clear
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-53835 5.3

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
EUVD-2026-53835
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/U:Clear
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62q9-5g2h-5gxp 5.3

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view...

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
GHSA-62q9-5g2h-5gxp
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
CVE-2026-64640
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

Apache Polaris: register endpoint reads attacker-controlled storage location before allowed-locations validation

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
CVE-2026-64640
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/U:Clear
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3623 5.3

Apache Polaris did not consistently validate storage locations supplied during table and view registration.

An authenticated principal with permission to register a table or view could, depending on the affected release and registration path, cause Polaris to use the catalog's storage credentials to read a caller-selected Iceberg metadata file before verifying that the file was within the catalog's allowed storage locations.

If the catalog's underlying credentials could read an object outside that boundary, this could disclose limited information from the object.

Polaris could also accept registration metadata located within an allowed location that contained references to storage locations outside the allowed boundary.

This second condition did not itself cause Polaris to read the referenced external locations during registration.

The demonstrated impact is limited to confidentiality.

No unauthorized data modification or availability impact has been demonstrated.

The server-side read requires a deployment using S3 credential vending and an object outside the allowed locations that the catalog's underlying storage credentials can read.

Exploitation requires an authenticated principal with table- or view-registration privileges.

Record
PYSEC-2026-3623
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apache-polaris
PyPI
before 1.7.0, plus listed versions
1.4.01.5.01.6.0
1.7.0

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHuboscerd/CVE-2026-646402026-08-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-64640 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apache Polaris, published August 6, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in apache-polaris 1.7.0.

References

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