spark: local priviledge escalation when using PySpark
Published Feb 4, 2019
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.60%
Description
When using PySpark , it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application. This affects versions 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1.
Affected products
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- Version Apache Spark 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Spark | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7
camel
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
camel
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | camel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | camel | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 47.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 44.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 57.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01323) | 31.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.32% (0.01323) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106786 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11760 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1672596 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvxv-9xxr-h7wj Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyspark/PYSEC-2019-169.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d015e56b3a3da968f86e0b6acc69f17ecc16b499389e12d8255bf6e%40%3Ccommits.spark.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d015e56b3a3da968f86e0b6acc69f17ecc16b499389e12d8255bf6e@%3Ccommits.spark.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a86ee93d07b6f61b82b61a28049aed311f5cc9420d26cc95f1a9de7b%40%3Cuser.spark.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a86ee93d07b6f61b82b61a28049aed311f5cc9420d26cc95f1a9de7b@%3Cuser.spark.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11760
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227091119/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106786
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200925111106/https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-26802
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11760
Change history (0)
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