Apache IoTDB: DoS Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.3.3 through 1.3.4, from 2.0.1-beta through 2.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.5, which fixes the issue.
- Published
- Sep 24, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 47th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-400
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | iotdb | cpe:2.3:a:apache:iotdb |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache iotdb1.3.3 and later · up to 1.3.4 inclusive
- apache iotdb2.0.1 and later · before 2.0.5
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB
- 1.3.3 and later · up to and including 1.3.4affected · semver
- 2.0.1-beta and later · up to and including 2.0.4affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-core | from 1.3.3 · before 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-46226Apache IoTDB: Remote Code Execution (RCE) risk via the UDF40Plan
- CVE-2020-1952An issue was found in Apache IoTDB .9.0 to 0.9.1 and 0.8.0 to 0.8.2.40Plan
- CVE-2026-24014Apache IoTDB: Path Traversal in DataNode Internal RPC Trigger JAR Upload Allows Arbitrary File Write39Monitor
- CVE-2026-24713Apache IoTDB: JEXL Expression Injection Vulnerability39Monitor
- CVE-2026-24015Apache IoTDB: Insecure Default Configuration Vulnerability39Monitor
- CVE-2024-24780Apache IoTDB: Remote Code Execution with untrusted URI of User-defined function39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB | 2.0.5 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| Maven:org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-core | 2.0.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- yyjLFfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-24012285 days apartApache IoTDB: Denial of Service via Resource Exhaustion in Aggregation Query30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-400 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
function expand(node) { return node.children.map(expand);}Fixed
const MAX_DEPTH = 32;function expand(node, depth = 0) { if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep"); return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.apache.org/thread/1rn0637hptglmctf8cqd9425bj4q21td
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/9
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.