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CVE-2021-33036

Apache Hadoop Privilege escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Apache Hadoop 2.2.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.2, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.1, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.

En Apache Hadoop versiones 2.2.0 a 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 a 3.1.4, 3.2.0 a 3.2.2 y 3.3.0 a 3.3.1, un usuario que puede escalar a usuario hilo puede ejecutar posiblemente comandos arbitrarios como usuario root. Los usuarios deben actualizar a Apache Hadoop versiones 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 o superior

*Credits: Apache Hadoop would like to thank Hideyuki Furue for reporting and fixing this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-06-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-01 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-24: Path Traversal: '../filedir'
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apache
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Hadoop
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>= 2.2.0 < 2.10.2
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-
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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>= 3.0.1 < 3.2.3
Search vendor "Apache" for product "Hadoop" and version " >= 3.0.1 < 3.2.3"
-
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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>= 3.3.0 < 3.3.2
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-
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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3.0.0
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alpha1
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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3.0.0
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alpha2
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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3.0.0
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alpha3
Affected
Apache
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Hadoop
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3.0.0
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alpha4
Affected