What is CVE-2017-5642?

CVE-2017-5642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-5642?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Ambari

CVE-2017-5642

During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with proper ACLs.

Published 2017-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ambari — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Apache Software Foundation Ambari — versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5642?: CVE-2017-5642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-5642?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.