#VU118821 Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Apache Druid - CVE-2025-59390

 

#VU118821 Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Apache Druid - CVE-2025-59390

Published: November 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118821
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59390
CWE-ID: CWE-337
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Druid
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Druid’s Kerberos authenticator uses a weak fallback secret when the `druid.auth.authenticator.kerberos.cookieSignatureSecret` configuration is not explicitly set. As a result the secret is generated using `ThreadLocalRandom`, which is not a crypto-graphically secure random number generator.A remote attacker can predict or brute force the secret used to sign authentication cookies, enabling token forgery or authentication bypass.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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