What is CVE-2018-8042?

CVE-2018-8042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-8042?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apache Ambari

CVE-2018-8042

Apache Ambari, version 2.5.0 to 2.6.2, passwords for Hadoop credential stores are exposed in Ambari Agent informational log messages when the credential store feature is enabled for eligible services. For example, Hive and Oozie.

Published 2018-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ambari
Apache Software Foundation Ambari — versions 2.5.0 to 2.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104869 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8042?: CVE-2018-8042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-8042?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.