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Critical [CVE-2026-41042] Apache Gravitino: Unauthenticated callers can supply a malicious H2 JDBC URL through the testConnection API

This critical-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-41042 affecting Apache Gravitino.

CVE-2026-41042 Published Jul 8, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 8, 2026

CVE-2026-41042

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Summary

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.

Affected versions

1.2.1

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Fixed versions

1.2.1

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.1, which fixes the issue.

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