In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
In Apache Hive 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier, local resources on HiveServer2 machines are not properly protected against malicious user if ranger, sentry or sql standard authorizer is not in use.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02303 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven): 3.1.1, 2.3.4
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 Hive | All versions of Hive, including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c |
| — | org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) | before 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 | Patch available | GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c |
- Apache Hive VendorApache Affected All versions of Hive, including 2.3.3, 3.1.0 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.1 Patch available GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c
- org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.4 Fixed in 2.3.4 Patch available GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11777
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c
References
Advisory 2
More Apache Hive vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15196 Jodd before 5.0.4 performs Deserialization of Untrusted JSON Data when setClassMetadataName is set. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40376 Apache Hive: SSRF vulnerability in Hive Avro Serde due to Insufficient input validation on avro.schema.url CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-01187 SQL injection in Apache Hive CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-36749 Apache Hive: SQL Injection vulnerability in HiveMetaStore partition-name direct-SQL paths CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06259 The authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2020-10925 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-11777 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11777 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrfq-g5fq-fc9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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