CVE-2026-40008

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. The pipe processor reads a fully qualified Java class name and instantiates it using Class.forName().newInstance() without any validation or allowlisting.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
25.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-40008: Apache IoTDB: Arbitrary Class Instantiation via Pipe Transfer RPC

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/10/5
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fm8cpvzbox2qqy99ztglm8wkk1nrg9ng

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40008(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-17 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-17 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-16 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 14:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-16 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-15 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-15 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-15 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-15 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 22 more
  1. 2026-07-14 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-14 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-14 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-14 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-14 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-14 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-13 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-13 17:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-13 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-13 10:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-13 02:15 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  16. 2026-07-13 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-10 14:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  20. 2026-07-10 08:25 UTCNVD update
  21. 2026-07-10 07:49 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-10 07:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40008?
CVE-2026-40008 is a critical vulnerability published on July 10, 2026. Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. The pipe processor reads a fully qualified Java class name and instantiates it using Class.forName().newInstance() without any validation or allowlisting. This issue affects Apache…
When was CVE-2026-40008 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40008 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40008 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40008 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40008?
CVE-2026-40008 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40008?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40008, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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