Bitnami Cassandra
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Authentication bypass in Bitnami Cassandra container images (4.0.x, 4.1.x, 5.0.x lines) allows remote attackers to access the database as superuser using the built-in cassandra:cassandra credentials, even when operators configure a custom administrator via CASSANDRA_USER. The container init script provisions the new superuser but, in certain scenarios, fails to drop the default account, leaving an unintended privileged login path. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the trivially guessable default credentials make discovery and abuse straightforward once the CQL port is reachable.
Authentication bypass in Bitnami Cassandra container images (4.0.x, 4.1.x, 5.0.x lines) allows remote attackers to access the database as superuser using the built-in cassandra:cassandra credentials, even when operators configure a custom administrator via CASSANDRA_USER. The container init script provisions the new superuser but, in certain scenarios, fails to drop the default account, leaving an unintended privileged login path. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the trivially guessable default credentials make discovery and abuse straightforward once the CQL port is reachable.