Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2016-6811

In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Hadoop
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6811?: CVE-2016-6811 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-6811?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6811 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.