What is CVE-2018-11766?

CVE-2018-11766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-11766?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2018-11766

In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th 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
Apache Software Foundation Hadoop — versions Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6

References

security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11766?: CVE-2018-11766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-11766?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.