# CVE-2026-119641: Apache Oozie: workflow rerun bypasses the per-job ACL and reassigns ownership

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115731, GHSA-F89P-CQV9-7C2R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-119641 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache Oozie; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Apache Oozie, a workflow scheduling system for Hadoop, is affected in all versions. An authenticated user can reconfigure another user's workflow job and change its ownership, bypassing the intended per-job access controls.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- org.apache.oozie:oozie-main (Maven): all versions

## Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper input validation vulnerability in Apache Oozie. An authenticated Oozie user can reconfigure another tenant's workflow job and change its ownership. This issue affects Apache Oozie: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.oozie:oozie-main, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-119641 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119641

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119641?

org.apache.oozie:oozie-main (Maven): all versions.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119641

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0vh3rxt3dbdvyz44210q2sz3201213p

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