Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting org.apache.atlas:atlas-repository package, versions [0.8, 2.5.0)
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- published6 May 2026
- disclosed4 May 2026
- creditKhaled M. Alshammri, qx L
Introduced: 4 May 2026
CVE-2026-40563 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.atlas:atlas-repository to version 2.5.0 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.atlas:atlas-repository is an Apache Atlas Repository Module
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection in the DSL search endpoint. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characters to access unintended data.
Note: This is only exploitable if the configuration setting atlas.dsl.executor.traversal is set to false.