CVE-2016-5393
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, a remote user who can authenticate with the HDFS NameNode can possibly run arbitrary commands with the same privileges as the HDFS service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-7q56-mp4c-ggggImproper Access Control in Apache Hadoop2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
In Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, a remote user who can authenticate with the HDFS NameNode can possibly run arbitrary commands with the same privileges as the HDFS service.
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references (5)
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- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3Ecnnvd
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3Eenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574enisa_euvd
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3EMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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