CVE-2017-9799 json
Apache Storm it is possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user
published 2017-08-09 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x825-rjww-2245 , EUVD-2018-0712
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.9%
- EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.storm:storm-core 1.0.4, 1.1.1
- storm OpenStack Cloud 7 1.0.5-5.3
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:3000-1
Exploit prediction
4.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.storm:storm-core | >=1.1.0, <1.1.1 >=1.0.0, <1.0.4 |
1.1.1 1.0.4 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Storm
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127%40%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/100235
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1039116
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9799
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-x825-rjww-2245
advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127@%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-9799
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x825-rjww-2245
- NVD CVE-2017-9799
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