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CVE-2026-92287

Apache Arrow C++, PyArrow: Parquet file-controlled KMS URL is forwarded to pluggable KmsClient that skips host validation

Apache Software Foundation Apache Arrow C++
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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.22%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in26.0.0Fixed versionCVE List
Published20 Oct 2026Updated 20 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

Pass-through of unvalidated KMS URLs to KMS clients in Apache C++ Parquet and PyArrow versions 4.0.0 to 25.0.1.

This affects users who read Parquet files and configure Parquet decryption properties with a KmsClient implementation.

On the reader side, the KMS URL can be application-controlled (specified in the KmsConnectionConfig) or file-controlled. If the user does not leverage application control for this parameter, a file-controlled KMS URL is forwarded to a pluggable KmsClient implementation. If the KMS implementation does not perform host validation and makes use of the provided KMS URL, a KMS token can be sent to a malicious host set by an attacker in the file.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 26.0.0, which disables this behavior by default and requires that users opt-in to it by enabling the read_kms_url flag in the DecryptionConfiguration. Users of affected versions are recommended to either specify the KMS URL in the KmsConnectionConfig when reading files, or ensure any KmsClient implementations validate received KMS URLs. Users that opt-in to file-controlled KMS URLs in version 26.0.0 and later must ensure KmsClients validate KMS URLs.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 4

  • Apache Arrow C++affected: 4.0.0 before 26.0.0CVE List
  • Apache Arrow C++unaffected: 26.0.0CVE List
  • PyArrowaffected: 8.0.0 before 26.0.0CVE List
  • PyArrowunaffected: 26.0.0CVE List

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