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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (85.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-6811: held from 0.026 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.