Oozie local privilege escalation
Published Mar 9, 2021
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
There is a race condition in OozieSharelibCLI in Apache Oozie before version 5.2.1 which allows a malicious attacker to replace the files in Oozie's sharelib during it's creation.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.2.1
- 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 Oozie | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Validate the contents of the sharelib after uploading.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 29.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01412) | 50.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.18% (0.10179) | 87.37th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.18% (0.10179) | 87.22th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 78.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/09/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8688debdb8b586aab3e53dee2d675fc9212de0ec627a8d3cd43b5ab5%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/09/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8688debdb8b586aab3e53dee2d675fc9212de0ec627a8d3cd43b5ab5%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory |
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