What is CVE-2023-22946?

CVE-2023-22946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Spark, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-22946?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apache Spark

CVE-2023-22946

In Apache Spark versions prior to 3.4.0, applications using spark-submit can specify a 'proxy-user' to run as, limiting privileges. The application can execute code with the privileges of the submitting user, however, by providing maliciou…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Spark
Apache Software Foundation Spark — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22946?: CVE-2023-22946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Spark, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-22946?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.