Apache Gravitino up to 1.2.0 testConnection API INIT input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Gravitino up to 1.2.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function testConnection of the component testConnection API. The manipulation of the argument INIT leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41042. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Gravitino up to 1.2.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function testConnection of the component testConnection API. The manipulation of the argument INIT with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unauthenticated callers can supply a malicious H2 JDBC URL through the testConnection API, which executes arbitrary Java code on the server via H2's INIT parameter. Vulnerability in Apache Gravitino. This issue affects Apache Gravitino: before 1.2.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.1, which fixes the issue. This issue only happens when using H2, and H2 is mainly used for testing and local development. Also, Gravitino is typically deployed in the internal environment, so the severity is low.

The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41042 since 04/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/08/2026).

Upgrading to version 1.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Apache

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• Gravitino

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2.0

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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