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CVE-2016-6811: apache hadoop

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesCGA-7xv4-4w73-6q97CGA-fhmf-4c3r-49ppGHSA-mf7c-35mq-75pj
Published 11-04-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6811 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in apache hadoop. EPSS estimates a 2.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.62% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Chainguard1 product
  • hadoop-fips-3.3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Org.apache.hadoop1 product
  • hadoop-common≥ 2.0.0-alpha, < 2.7.4

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links