CVE-2017-9799

CVE-2017-9799 describes a vulnerability in Apache Storm versions 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, where a malicious topology owner could trick a supervisor into launching a worker process under a different, non-root user's identity. This could lead to the compromise of that user's secure credentials. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.