# CVE-2026-23904: Apache Kyuubi: Unrestricted access via Kyuubi engine-ui proxy

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.12.0
- Published: 2026-07-29 · Updated: 2026-07-29

## Affected

- org.apache.kyuubi:kyuubi-server: from 1.8.0, fixed in 1.12.0

## Description

Kyuubi Engine UI proxy accepts a host and port from the request path and proxies HTTP requests to that destination. A remote requester with network access to the proxy can cause the Kyuubi server to send HTTP requests to arbitrary reachable hosts, resulting in SSRF or open-proxy behavior. This issue affects Apache Kyuubi: from 1.8.0 before 1.12.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.12.0, which disables the proxy by default. To restore proxied Engine UI, set kyuubi.frontend.rest.engine.ui.proxy.enabled=true and configure allowed target hosts with kyuubi.frontend.rest.engine.ui.proxy.hosts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.kyuubi:kyuubi-server, upgrade to a fixed version (1.12.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/apache/kyuubi/pull/7483
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps79fcfx49ox9kwgztc5t5bw0tyhck9m

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