# CVE-2026-90466: Apache Impala: Path traversal executes JARs outside trusted paths

- 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: 4.5.3
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala: from 4.5.2, fixed in 4.5.3

## Description

Path traversal of 'trusted_jar_paths' in Impala 4.5.2 allows an attacker-controlled JAR to be loaded via a relative path where the prefix matches a path specified in 'trusted_jar_paths'. The startup flag 'trusted_jar_paths' references URIs for loading files from local or remote filesystems. Path traversal can't override the schema, but can result in loading a JAR that has been uploaded to a different location in that filesystem via Impala DDLs such as CREATE DATA SOURCE and CREATE TABLE. Path traversal can only be used if a trusted path exists, so this attack requires 'trusted_jar_paths' have a non-empty value configured by the Impala admin. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.3, which fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/m7qbho4j1g4v7kx7pbk4z2n8p9nx6bqn

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