CVE-2025-27696 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-27696: Apache Superset: Incorrect authorization leading to resource ownership takeover

Vendor Apache Software Foundation

Product Apache Superset

Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization

Published May 13, 2025

Last update September 1, 2025

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality —

Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset allows ownership takeover of dashboards, charts or datasets by authenticated users with read permissions. This issue affects Apache Superset: through 4.1.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.2 or above, which fixes the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2025 CVE published

September 1, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27696 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html AskarLabs — CWE-863 write-up Incorrect Authorization

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