CVE-2026-23982 describes an Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset versions prior to 6.0.0. A low-privileged, authenticated attacker with dataset write and chart read permissions can bypass data access controls by overwriting the SQL query of an existing dataset. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.0.0, < 6.0.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Apache Superset Improper Authorization allows low-privileged users to bypass access controls
Feb 24, 2026CVE-2026-23982: Apache Superset: Improper Authorization in Dataset Creation Allows Access Control Bypass
Feb 24, 2026