Versions Affected:
before 2.8.6.
Description:
When processing topology credentials submitted via the Nimbus Thrift API, Storm deserializes the base64-encoded TGT blob using ObjectInputStream.readObject() without any class filtering or validation. An authenticated user with topology submission rights could supply a crafted serialized object in the "TGT" credential field, leading to remote code execution in both the Nimbus and Worker JVMs.
Mitigation:
2.x users should upgrade to 2.8.6.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should monkey-patch an ObjectInputFilter allow-list to ClientAuthUtils.deserializeKerberosTicket() restricting deserialized classes to javax.security.auth.kerberos.KerberosTicket and its known dependencies. A guide on how to do this is available in the release notes of 2.8.6.
Credit: This issue was discovered by K.
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| Description | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Storm. Versions Affected: before 2.8.6. Description: When processing topology credentials submitted via the Nimbus Thrift API, Storm deserializes the base64-encoded TGT blob using ObjectInputStream.readObject() without any class filtering or validation. An authenticated user with topology submission rights could supply a crafted serialized object in the "TGT" credential field, leading to remote code execution in both the Nimbus and Worker JVMs. Mitigation: 2.x users should upgrade to 2.8.6. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should monkey-patch an ObjectInputFilter allow-list to ClientAuthUtils.deserializeKerberosTicket() restricting deserialized classes to javax.security.auth.kerberos.KerberosTicket and its known dependencies. A guide on how to do this is available in the release notes of 2.8.6. Credit: This issue was discovered by K. | |
| Title | Apache Storm Client: RCE through Unsafe Deserialization via Kerberos TGT Credential Handling | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-13T14:05:29.304Z
Reserved: 2026-04-02T09:21:36.185Z
Link: CVE-2026-35337
Updated: 2026-04-13T09:40:03.188Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-04-13T10:16:11.610
Modified: 2026-04-13T15:17:33.750
Link: CVE-2026-35337
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Updated: 2026-04-13T12:52:32Z