CVE-2026-41869
Missing Authorization, Improper Resource Shutdown and Job Interruption vulnerability in Apache Nutch Server (Nutch REST API).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Missing Authorization, Improper Resource Shutdown and Job Interruption vulnerability in Apache Nutch Server (Nutch REST API). This issue affects Apache Nutch: from 1.10 through 1.22. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.23, which removes the Nutch Server. If an upgrade is not possible, user must restrict access to instances running the Nutch Service to trusted users only. Please, also visit the Apache Nutch security advisories https://nutch.apache.org/documentation/security/ .
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-862
- Affected
- apache/nutch
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps4yhlvo6kdgmksdgb9lv1h4p0oy5fdjMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/08/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.