In Apache Spark 1.0.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, when using PySpark or SparkR, it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application
Published Jul 12, 2018
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
In Apache Spark 1.0.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, when using PySpark or SparkR, it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application.
Affected products
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- Version 1.0.0 to 2.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.2.0 to 2.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Spark | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 41.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 42.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | 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 | 0.99% (0.00993) | 27.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.99% (0.00993) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyspark/PYSEC-2018-25.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d6d210e319a501b740293daaeeeadb51927111fb8261a3e4cd60060%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d6d210e319a501b740293daaeeeadb51927111fb8261a3e4cd60060@%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1334
- https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1334 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
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