CVE-2026-105930: Apache Pulsar: When package management is enabled, Pulsar Functions, Sources and Sinks can be registered or updated from a package stored in the Pulsar Packages Management Service by supplying a package URL
CVE-2026-105930 key facts
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Highest advisory rating
- Medium
- CVSS base score
- 6.5 (Red Hat), 6 (Apache)
- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Fixed releases
- Apache: 4.0.14, 4.2.5
- Red Hat: 4.0.14, 4.2.5
- Listed by VulniPulse
- Record changed
Ratings, versions and fixes are quoted from the vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2026-105930; each belongs to its advisory, not to every product listed. How records are collected and checked.
How do I fix CVE-2026-105930?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by the vendor:
- Apache: 4.0.14, 4.2.5
- Red Hat: 4.0.14, 4.2.5
- An authenticated user who is permitted to register or update functions, sources or sinks in any namespace of their own tenant could use this to obtain the contents of a package stored in a namespace of another tenant, without having the packages permission on that namespace. (Apache)
- This issue affects Apache Pulsar versions from 2.8.0 before 4.0.14, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.3, and from 4.2.0 before 4.2.5. - 4.0.x version users should upgrade to at least 4.0.14. - 4.1.x and 4.2.x version users should upgrade to at least 4.2.5. (Apache)
Vendor advisories for CVE-2026-105930
Apache
1 advisory- Advisory severityMedium6.0
Medium [CVE-2026-105930] Apache Pulsar: When package management is enabled, Pulsar Functions, Sources and Sinks can be registered or updated from a package stored in the Pulsar Packages Management Service by supplying a package URL
CVE-2026-105930Source published Source updated
When package management is enabled, Pulsar Functions, Sources and Sinks can be registered or updated from a package stored in the Pulsar Packages Management Service by supplying a package URL. The Pulsar Functions worker authorized these requests only against the namespace in which the component was being registered or updated. It did not check whether the requesting user was permitted to access packages in the namespace that the package URL refers to, and it retrieved the package from the broker using the worker's own credentials. The permission check of the Packages Management Service was therefore applied to the worker's identity instead of the requesting user's. Package URLs of transform functions supplied when registering or updating a sink were handled in the same way. An…
- Affected products in this advisory
- Apache Pulsar
- Source-reported affected versions
- 4.1.0 through 4.1.3
- 2.8.0 before 4.0.14
- 4.2.0 before 4.2.5
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 4.0.14
- 4.2.5
- Mitigation guidance
- An authenticated user who is permitted to register or update functions, sources or sinks in any namespace of their own tenant could use this to obtain the contents of a package stored in a namespace of another tenant, without having the packages permission on that namespace.
- This issue affects Apache Pulsar versions from 2.8.0 before 4.0.14, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.3, and from 4.2.0 before 4.2.5. - 4.0.x version users should upgrade to at least 4.0.14. - 4.1.x and 4.2.x version users should upgrade to at least 4.2.5.
- Users operating versions prior to those listed above should upgrade to the aforementioned patched versions or newer versions.
Red Hat
1 advisory- Advisory severityMedium6.5
Medium [CVE-2026-105930] org.apache.pulsar/pulsar-functions-worker: Apache Pulsar: Information disclosure via improper package authorization in Functions worker
CVE-2026-105930Source published Source updated
org.apache.pulsar/pulsar-functions-worker: Apache Pulsar: Information disclosure via improper package authorization in Functions worker. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5). Weakness: CWE-639.
- Related products — impact not confirmed
- No product details extracted. Check the source bulletin.
- Source-reported affected versions
- < 2.8.0
- < 4.0.14
- < 4.1.0
- < 4.1.3
5 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 4.0.14
- 4.2.5
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
References
More Apache advisories
CVE-2026-105945Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar: The Pulsar Packages Management ServiceCVE-2026-105942Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar: When a configured proxy role sends a request to the broker on behalfCVE-2026-105938Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar namespaces can restrictCVE-2026-105937Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar shadow topics (PIP-180) are topicsCVE-2026-105936Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar: The Pulsar Functions worker REST API provides two endpointsCVE-2026-105935Oct 21, 2026Apache Pulsar: The Pulsar Functions Worker provides a REST API endpoint for triggering
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