Vulnerability in Apache Spark

CVE-2018-17190

In all versions of Apache Spark, its standalone resource manager accepts code to execute on a 'master' host, that then runs that code on 'worker' hosts. The master itself does not, by design, execute user code. A specially-crafted request…

EPSS: 0.087 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17190?
CVE-2018-17190 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Spark. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-17190?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17190 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.