Description
The Legacy Pipe receiver protocol (handshake / sendPipeData) uses a
hardcoded SUPER_USER (root) identity when executing data loading and
deletion operations. A user with only SYSTEM-level privileges (such as
USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN) who does NOT have WRITE_DATA or DELETE_DATA
permissions on target databases can send specially crafted PipeData
messages through the Legacy Pipe API, resulting in data loading/deletion
operations executed as root — effectively bypassing IoTDB's permission
model entirely.



This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-640
CWE-862

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Legacy Pipe receiver protocol (handshake / sendPipeData) uses a hardcoded SUPER_USER (root) identity when executing data loading and deletion operations. A user with only SYSTEM-level privileges (such as USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN) who does NOT have WRITE_DATA or DELETE_DATA permissions on target databases can send specially crafted PipeData messages through the Legacy Pipe API, resulting in data loading/deletion operations executed as root — effectively bypassing IoTDB's permission model entirely. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache IoTDB: Legacy Pipe Privilege Escalation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T18:10:33.431Z

Reserved: 2026-07-03T10:43:38.753Z

Link: CVE-2026-59229

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T12:17:21.920

Modified: 2026-10-21T19:17:03.140

Link: CVE-2026-59229

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Updated: 2026-10-21T18:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-285

    Improper Authorization

  • CWE-640

    Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

  • CWE-862

    Missing Authorization