A critical security flaw (CVE-2024-56325) in Apache Pinot, a distributed real-time OLAP database, has been disclosed, enabling unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), this vulnerability poses severe risks to organizations using unpatched versions of the platform. Vulnerability Root Cause and Exploitation The vulnerability stems from the improper … Continue reading Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Puts Apache Pinot Systems at Risk