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Apache Cassandra

Cassandra is a distributed wide-column store from the ASF. NVD uses apache:cassandra. The NVD keyword is the full phrase Apache Cassandra to avoid unrelated "Cassandra" text matches.

api usage

Querying Cassandra

product slugcassandra
version format3.11.10, 4.0.3
bash
curl "https://api.attestd.io/v1/check?product=cassandra&version=3.11.10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATTESTD_KEY"

Cassandra 3.11.10 is affected by CVE-2021-44521 (RCE via user-defined functions when enabled) plus later critical CVEs. The response aggregates all applicable CVEs for this version.

json
{
  "product": "cassandra",
  "version": "3.11.10",
  "supported": true,
  "risk_state": "critical",
  "risk_factors": [
    "remote_code_execution",
    "patch_available"
  ],
  "actively_exploited": false,
  "remote_exploitable": true,
  "authentication_required": true,
  "patch_available": true,
  "fixed_version": "3.11.18",
  "confidence": 0.5,
  "cve_ids": [
    "CVE-2021-44521",
    "CVE-2025-23015",
    "CVE-2025-26467"
  ],
  "cves": null,
  "max_epss": 0.55006,
  "last_updated": "2026-07-13T05:13:11.015081Z",
  "supply_chain": null,
  "supply_chain_monitored": false,
  "typosquat": null
}
safe version

Cassandra 3.11.18 clears the CVEs returned for 3.11.10, including CVE-2021-44521.

bash
curl "https://api.attestd.io/v1/check?product=cassandra&version=3.11.18" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATTESTD_KEY"
notable cves

CVE history

CVEDescriptionAffectsCVSS
CVE-2021-44521Remote code execution when UDF execution is enabled.3.x, 4.0 (see NVD)10.0
CVE-2020-17516Inter-node / internode encryption validation issue.3.0, 4.07.5
CVE-2019-13922Privilege escalation via JMX/reaper integrations.3.x8.1
CVE-2025-26511Cassandra security update (verify NVD for ranges).see NVD6.0
CVE-2020-36939Information disclosure in configuration handling.3.115.3
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