CVE-2026-28564 in IoTDB
Summary
by MITRE • 07/10/2026
Insufficient Session Expiration, Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. REST Basic Authentication Accepts Stale Cached Credentials
This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.10.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.
Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/10/2026
The vulnerability described represents a critical weakness in Apache IoTDB's session management and authentication mechanisms that fundamentally undermines the security posture of the system. This issue manifests through insufficient session expiration and authentication bypass capabilities that exploit the REST Basic Authentication mechanism to accept stale cached credentials, creating persistent security risks for IoT environments where data integrity and access control are paramount.
The technical flaw stems from inadequate session lifecycle management within Apache IoTDB's authentication framework, specifically affecting versions between 1.0.0 and 2.0.9. When users authenticate via REST Basic Authentication, the system fails to properly validate credential freshness, allowing cached authentication tokens to remain valid beyond their intended expiration time. This vulnerability directly maps to CWE-613, which addresses Insufficient Session Expiration, and represents a classic example of how session management deficiencies can create persistent access vectors. The capture-replay attack pattern exploits this weakness by capturing valid authentication credentials during one session and replaying them at a later time when the system continues to accept stale cached tokens.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is particularly severe in IoT environments where Apache IoTDB typically serves as a time-series database for industrial control systems, smart city infrastructure, and industrial internet of things applications. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive operational data, potentially compromising critical infrastructure monitoring systems. The authentication bypass capability creates a persistent threat vector that remains active until the system is properly patched, allowing attackers to maintain access across multiple sessions without re-authentication. This vulnerability particularly affects environments where network traffic may be intercepted or where credential caching mechanisms are not properly secured.
Organizations deploying Apache IoTDB in production environments must implement immediate mitigations while planning for the mandatory upgrade to version 2.0.10 as recommended. The fix addresses the core session management issues by implementing proper credential validation and ensuring that stale cached credentials are rejected during authentication attempts. Security teams should also consider implementing additional monitoring controls around authentication events, particularly focusing on unusual patterns of credential reuse or repeated authentication attempts that may indicate exploitation of this vulnerability. Network segmentation and least-privilege access controls become even more critical when dealing with systems vulnerable to such capture-replay attacks, as they provide additional defense-in-depth layers against potential exploitation.
From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability enables multiple attack techniques including T1566 for credential harvesting through capture-replay methods and T1078 for valid accounts usage. The weakness creates a persistent access path that aligns with techniques for maintaining access over time, particularly relevant in industrial control systems where long-term persistence is often desired by adversaries. Organizations should also consider implementing automated patch management processes to ensure timely remediation of such vulnerabilities, as the window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation can be relatively short in operational technology environments. The security implications extend beyond simple credential compromise to potentially enable more sophisticated attacks targeting the integrity and availability of critical IoT infrastructure data systems.