Improper privilege management in Apache Hadoop
Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
In Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6, KMS blocking users or granting access to users incorrectly, if the system uses non-default groups mapping mechanisms.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03726 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): 2.7.7, 2.8.5, 2.9.2Red Hat: 3 without a fix
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 Hadoop | Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) | 2.7.5 to before 2.7.7 | 2.7.7 | Patch available | GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g |
| — | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) | 2.8.3 to before 2.8.5 | 2.8.5 | Patch available | GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g |
| — | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) | 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g |
- Apache Hadoop Vendor— Affected Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.7.5 to before 2.7.7 Fixed in 2.7.7 Patch available GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.8.3 to before 2.8.5 Fixed in 2.8.5 Patch available GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Fixed in 2.8.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) Fixed in 2.9.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11767
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
References
Advisory 2
Other 10
- [hadoop-general] 20190311 CVE-2018-11767: Apache Hadoop KMS ACL regression
- [hadoop-common-issues] 20190318 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-16200) Add regression test for CVE-2018-11767
- [hadoop-common-dev] 20190318 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-16200) Add regression test for CVE-2018-11767
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0009/
- [druid-commits] 20191115 [GitHub] [incubator-druid] ccaominh opened a new pull request #8878: Address security vulnerabilities
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/246cf223e7dc0c1dff90b78dccb6c3fe94e1a044dbf98e2333393302@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a44590b4eedc5e25f5bd3081d1631b52c174b5b99157f7950ddc270@%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5fb771f66946dd5c99a8a5713347c24873846f555d716f9ac17bccca@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0009
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Sources
- CVE-2018-11767 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11767 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-11767 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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