CVE-2021-33036
User account escalation in Apache Hadoop
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.0%
Description
In Apache Hadoop 2.2.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.2, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.1, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.
How to fix CVE-2021-33036
To remediate CVE-2021-33036, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.10.2 or later
Is CVE-2021-33036 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.2.0, < 2.10.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |