Owners of the S3 tokens are not validated
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
In Apache Ozone before 1.2.0, Authenticated users with valid Ozone S3 credentials can create specific OM requests, impersonating any other user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02636 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-ozone-ozone-manager (Maven): 1.2.0
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 Ozone | 1.0 – 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-ozone-ozone-manager (Maven) | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5993-wwpg-m92c |
- Apache Ozone VendorApache Affected 1.0 – 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-ozone-ozone-manager (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-5993-wwpg-m92c
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5993-wwpg-m92c org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-ozone-ozone-manager (Maven) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5993-wwpg-m92c
References
Advisory 3
More Apache Ozone vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-14726 Original block tokens are persisted and can be retrieved CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16618 Container-related datanode operations can be called without authorization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-16616 Missing authentication/authorization on internal RPC endpoints CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-16617 Missing admin check for SCM related admin commands CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-30207 Apache Ozone: Improper authentication when generating S3 secrets CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-13266 Ozone S3 Gateway allows bucket and key access to non authenticated users CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-39236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-39236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5993-wwpg-m92c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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