---
id: CVE-2026-41869
title: >-
  Apache Nutch: Unauthenticated forced shutdown and job interruption in Nutch
  Server (Nutch REST API)
summary: >-
  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 1.2…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-862
  - CWE-404
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: Apache Nutch
affected:
  - apache_nutch >= 1.10 <= 1.22
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T18:44:43.929784Z'
published: '2026-09-09'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T18:44:48.446Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41869'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps4yhlvo6kdgmksdgb9lv1h4p0oy5fdj'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0077
epssPercentile: 0.54179
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T17:50:33.677Z'
---

## Overview

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/ .

## Affected

- `apache_nutch >= 1.10 <= 1.22`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.