The YARN NodeManager daemon in Apache Hadoop 0.23.0 through 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.5.2, when using Kerberos authentication, allows remote
The YARN NodeManager daemon in Apache Hadoop 0.23.0 through 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.5.2, when using Kerberos authentication, allows remote cluster users to change the permissions of certain files to world-readable via a symlink attack in a public tar archive, which is not properly handled during localization, related to distributed cache.
- Published
- Dec 5, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.0% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-59
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Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | hadoop | cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache hadoop0.23.0
- apache hadoop0.23.1
- apache hadoop0.23.10
- apache hadoop0.23.11
- apache hadoop0.23.3
- apache hadoop0.23.4
- apache hadoop0.23.5
- apache hadoop0.23.6
- apache hadoop0.23.7
- apache hadoop0.23.8
- apache hadoop0.23.9
- apache hadoop2.0.0
- apache hadoop2.0.1
- apache hadoop2.0.2
- apache hadoop2.0.3
- apache hadoop2.0.4
- apache hadoop2.0.5
- apache hadoop2.0.6
- apache hadoop2.1.0
- apache hadoop2.1.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | from 0.23.0 · before 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | from 2.0.0 · before 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-25168Command injection in org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil.unTarUsingTar40Plan
- CVE-2021-37404Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library40Plan
- CVE-2022-26612Arbitrary file write in FileUtil#unpackEntries on Windows40Plan
- CVE-2017-15718The YARN NodeManager in Apache Hadoop 2.7.3 and 2.7.4 can leak the password for credential store provider used by the NodeManager to YARN Ap40Plan
- CVE-2016-3086The YARN NodeManager in Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 can leak the password for credential store provider used by 40Plan
- CVE-2012-4449Apache Hadoop before 0.23.4, 1.x before 1.0.4, and 2.x before 2.0.2 generate token passwords using a 20-bit secret when Kerberos security fe39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | 1.0.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | 2.5.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or Information: HTML SmugglingT1027.006
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Shortcut ModificationT1547.009
- Hide Artifacts: Resource ForkingT1564.009
- Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow: Services File Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
Noroxi analysis
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References
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201411.mbox/%3CCALwhT97dOi04aC3VbekaB+zn2UAS_OZV2EAiP78GmjnMzfp2Ug%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- secunia.com/advisories/60079
- secunia.com/advisories/60432
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.