CVE-2026-82432
Apache Storm Nimbus: Blobstore Authorization Bypass via Rebalance Configuration Overrides
Description
Nimbus validated topology.blobstore.map against the calling subject at submission time only. The rebalance
operation accepts configuration overrides and stripped a small set of keys from them, but never re-ran that
validation, so a caller authorised to rebalance a topology could introduce a blobstore map entry naming a
blob whose ACL does not grant them access. Supervisors localise whatever key the map names, placing the
blob's contents into the topology's working directory.
The same advisory covers listBlobs, which performed no authorization check and passed no subject, unlike
the neighbouring getBlobMeta and beginBlobDownload operations. It therefore returned every key in the
blobstore to any caller able to reach the Nimbus Thrift port, which provides the key names that make the
above practical. On its own the disclosure is metadata only.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where rebalance configuration overrides are validated exactly as submission-time
configuration is, against the rebalancing caller, and where listBlobs applies the configured
authorization.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should restrict rebalance rights to trusted principals, keeping in mind
that membership of a topology's topology.users or topology.groups confers them.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.1
Apache Storm Nimbus: Blobstore Authorization Bypass via Rebalance Configuration Overrides
Description
Nimbus validated topology.blobstore.map against the calling subject at submission time only. The rebalance
operation accepts configuration overrides and stripped a small set of keys from them, but never re-ran that
validation, so a caller authorised to rebalance a topology could introduce a blobstore map entry naming a
blob whose ACL does not grant them access. Supervisors localise whatever key the map names, placing the
blob's contents into the topology's working directory.
The same advisory covers listBlobs, which performed no authorization check and passed no subject, unlike
the neighbouring getBlobMeta and beginBlobDownload operations. It therefore returned every key in the
blobstore to any caller able to reach the Nimbus Thrift port, which provides the key names that make the
above practical. On its own the disclosure is metadata only.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where rebalance configuration overrides are validated exactly as submission-time
configuration is, against the rebalancing caller, and where listBlobs applies the configured
authorization.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should restrict rebalance rights to trusted principals, keeping in mind
that membership of a topology's topology.users or topology.groups confers them.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
- Record
CVE-2026-82432- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-77523
8.1
Description
Nimbus validated topology.blobstore.map against the calling subject at submission time only. The rebalance
operation accepts configuration overrides and stripped a small set of keys from them, but never re-ran that
validation, so a caller authorised to rebalance a topology could introduce a blobstore map entry naming a
blob whose ACL does not grant them access. Supervisors localise whatever key the map names, placing the
blob's contents into the topology's working directory.
The same advisory covers listBlobs, which performed no authorization check and passed no subject, unlike
the neighbouring getBlobMeta and beginBlobDownload operations. It therefore returned every key in the
blobstore to any caller able to reach the Nimbus Thrift port, which provides the key names that make the
above practical. On its own the disclosure is metadata only.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where rebalance configuration overrides are validated exactly as submission-time
configuration is, against the rebalancing caller, and where listBlobs applies the configured
authorization.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should restrict rebalance rights to trusted principals, keeping in mind
that membership of a topology's topology.users or topology.groups confers them.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
- Record
EUVD-2026-77523- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw7r-wm97-cf8j
8.1
Description Nimbus validated `topology.blobstore.map` against the calling subject at submission...
Description
Nimbus validated topology.blobstore.map against the calling subject at submission time only. The rebalance
operation accepts configuration overrides and stripped a small set of keys from them, but never re-ran that
validation, so a caller authorised to rebalance a topology could introduce a blobstore map entry naming a
blob whose ACL does not grant them access. Supervisors localise whatever key the map names, placing the
blob's contents into the topology's working directory.
The same advisory covers listBlobs, which performed no authorization check and passed no subject, unlike
the neighbouring getBlobMeta and beginBlobDownload operations. It therefore returned every key in the
blobstore to any caller able to reach the Nimbus Thrift port, which provides the key names that make the
above practical. On its own the disclosure is metadata only.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where rebalance configuration overrides are validated exactly as submission-time
configuration is, against the rebalancing caller, and where listBlobs applies the configured
authorization.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should restrict rebalance rights to trusted principals, keeping in mind
that membership of a topology's topology.users or topology.groups confers them.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
- Record
GHSA-hw7r-wm97-cf8j- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.1
Description
Nimbus validated topology.blobstore.map against the calling subject at submission time only. The rebalance
operation accepts configuration overrides and stripped a small set of keys from them, but never re-ran that
validation, so a caller authorised to rebalance a topology could introduce a blobstore map entry naming a
blob whose ACL does not grant them access. Supervisors localise whatever key the map names, placing the
blob's contents into the topology's working directory.
The same advisory covers listBlobs, which performed no authorization check and passed no subject, unlike
the neighbouring getBlobMeta and beginBlobDownload operations. It therefore returned every key in the
blobstore to any caller able to reach the Nimbus Thrift port, which provides the key names that make the
above practical. On its own the disclosure is metadata only.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where rebalance configuration overrides are validated exactly as submission-time
configuration is, against the rebalancing caller, and where listBlobs applies the configured
authorization.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should restrict rebalance rights to trusted principals, keeping in mind
that membership of a topology's topology.users or topology.groups confers them.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
- Record
CVE-2026-82432- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-82432 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Apache Software Foundation Storm Nimbus, published September 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.