Apache Gravitino: Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
CVE-2026-41041 is a critical-severity improper handling of URL encoding (hex encoding) vulnerability in Apache Gravitino from Apache, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.2.1 as the first without the flaw, so updating Apache Gravitino to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update Apache Gravitino to 1.2.1 or a later version.
- Update Gravitino to 1.2.1 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on lists.apache.org for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Gravitino | 1.0.0 up to, but not including, 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
| Apache | Gravitino | 1.0.0 up to, but not including, 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by CISA (ADP).
Official description
URL path injection via unencoded user-supplied identifiers vulnerability in Apache Gravitino. This issue affects Apache Gravitino: from 1.0.0 before 1.2.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.1, which fixes the issue.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
The product does not properly handle when all or part of an input has been URL encoded.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Avoid making decisions based on names of resources (e.g. files) if those resources can have alternate names.
- Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174). Such errors could be used to bypass allowlist validation schemes by introducing dangerous inputs after they have been checked.
More Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding) vulnerabilities (CWE-177)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Third-party and government advisories
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Gravitino
- 9.1 Critical severity
Recent Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding) vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.4 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
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