CVE-2018-11767 json
Improper Privilege Management in org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main
published 2019-03-18 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g , EUVD-2019-0370
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6, KMS blocking users or granting access to users incorrectly, if the system uses non-default groups mapping mechanisms.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main 2.7.7, 2.8.5, 2.9.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2018-11767 updated cvss 5.0
hadoop: Apache Hadoop KMS ACL regression
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Red Hat Fuse 7 hadoop hadoopaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 hadoop hadoopaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Storage 3 rhs-hadoopaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main | >=2.7.5, <2.7.7 >=2.8.3, <2.8.5 >=2.9.0, <2.9.2 |
2.7.7 2.8.5 2.9.2 |
Affected products
- n/a Apache Hadoop
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/5fb771f66946dd5c99a8a5713347c24873846f555d716f9ac17bccca%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/246cf223e7dc0c1dff90b78dccb6c3fe94e1a044dbf98e2333393302%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/5a44590b4eedc5e25f5bd3081d1631b52c174b5b99157f7950ddc270%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
- security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20190416-0009/
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11767
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/246cf223e7dc0c1dff90b78dccb6c3fe94e1a044dbf98e2333393302@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/5a44590b4eedc5e25f5bd3081d1631b52c174b5b99157f7950ddc270@%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/5fb771f66946dd5c99a8a5713347c24873846f555d716f9ac17bccca@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
web
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20190416-0009
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-11767
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
- NVD CVE-2018-11767
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