hadoop: privilege escalation in web endpoint
Published Oct 21, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.39%
Description
Web endpoint authentication check is broken in Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, and 3.0.0. Authenticated users may impersonate any user even if no proxy user is configured.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Apache Hadoop Defaultn/a
- Version Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, 3.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Apache Hadoop | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7
hadoop
Not affected
Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
hadoop
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
hadoop-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
hadoop-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
hadoop-core
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-metering-hadoop
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | hadoop | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | hadoop | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | hadoop-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | hadoop-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | hadoop-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-metering-hadoop | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 2.39% (0.02394) | 83.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02365) | 81.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 35.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 32.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 50.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11764 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890161 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fh8-pm7g-pmxq Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r790ad0a049cde713b93589ecfd4dd2766fda0fc6807eedb6cf69f5c1%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11764
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11764
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11764 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890161 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fh8-pm7g-pmxq | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r790ad0a049cde713b93589ecfd4dd2766fda0fc6807eedb6cf69f5c1%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11764 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0003/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11764 |
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