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title: "CVE-2024-31864: Apache Zeppelin remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-31864/
description: "CVE-2024-31864 (org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc (Maven)): Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin. The…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-04-09
date_modified: 2025-11-05
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-31864"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.01257
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-31864: Apache Zeppelin remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.3% , percentile 69: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc (Maven) < 0.11.1, fixed in 0.11.1 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin. The attacker can inject sensitive configuration or malicious code when connecting MySQL database via JDBC driver. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: before 0.11.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.1, which fixes the issue.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc` < 0.11.1 → fixed: 0.11.1

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Zeppelin: < 0.11.1

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 69.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/pull/4709)
- [lists.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/752qdk0rnkd9nqtornz734zwb7xdwcdb)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-31864](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31864)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-31864](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31864)
- [cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11974)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/8)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/03/3)
- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/commit/e65b5430e43c076c138a1f56e3f2aba1324118f2)
- [issues.apache.org](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-5990)

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