Information disclosure in Apache Geode
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode, a user with read access to specific regions within a Geode cluster may execute OQL queries containing a region name as a bind parameter that allow read access to objects within unauthorized regions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01479 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven): 1.3.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Geode | 1.0.0 to 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven) | 1.0.0 to before 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-q7cp-r6cj-hpf5 |
- Apache Geode VendorApache Affected 1.0.0 to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.3.0 Fixed in 1.3.0 Patch available GHSA-q7cp-r6cj-hpf5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q7cp-r6cj-hpf5 org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9796
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7cp-r6cj-hpf5
References
More Apache Geode vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01862 Improper privilege management in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-11833 Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-11096 Information disclosure in Red Hat jackson-databind CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-00046 Improper input validation in docker.io CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-11466 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Geode CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17225 Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 8. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-9796 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9796 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7cp-r6cj-hpf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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