CVE-2016-5393

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Apache Hadoop	Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5, 2.7.x before 2.7.3

References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Nov 29, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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