---
id: "CVE-2026-59229"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-59229"]
title: "Apache IoTDB: Legacy Pipe receiver runs data loads and deletes as root"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: 0.00255
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-iotdb", "package", "self-hosted", "time-series-database"]
not_affected_if: ["no-legacy-pipe-receiver", "version-2.0.11-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T12:17:21+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:02:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59229", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-59229", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# Apache IoTDB: Legacy Pipe receiver runs data loads and deletes as root

The Legacy Pipe receiver in Apache IoTDB runs data loading and deletion operations under a hardcoded root identity. A user holding only SYSTEM-level privileges such as USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN can send crafted PipeData messages and read or change data they have no write or delete permission on.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed IoTDB version, for example `cat IOTDB_HOME/lib/*.jar` or the server startup banner; affected versions are `2.0.0` up to but not including `2.0.11`
- Look for users granted `USE_PIPE` or `MAINTAIN` with the Legacy Pipe receiver enabled

## Fix

- Upgrade Apache IoTDB to `2.0.11` or later, which fixes the issue
- Review which accounts hold `USE_PIPE` or `MAINTAIN` and remove them where not needed

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59229
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-59229

## From the sources

The Legacy Pipe receiver protocol (handshake / sendPipeData) uses a
hardcoded SUPER_USER (root) identity when executing data loading and
deletion operations. A user with only SYSTEM-level privileges (such as
USE_PIPE or MAINTAIN) who does NOT have WRITE_DATA or DELETE_DATA
permissions on target databases can send specially crafted PipeData
messages through the Legacy Pipe API, resulting in data loading/deletion
operations executed as root — effectively bypassing IoTDB's permission
model entirely.



This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.11, which fixes the issue.

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