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CVE-2020-17533

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-17533 affects Apache Accumulo versions 1.5.0 through 1.10.0 and 2.0.0, stemming from insufficient checks on security function return values. This allows authenticated users with low privileges to execute high-impact administrative actions, such as flushing tables, shutting down services, or modifying system configurations. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to high integrity and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.5.0, <= 1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0365 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-masterFixed in: 1.10.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-masterFixed in: 2.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-grc3-8q8m-4j7chigh

Improper privilege handling in Apache Accumulo

Feb 9, 2022

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/rf8c1a787b6951d3dacb9ec58f0bf1633790c91f54ff10c6f8ff9d8ed%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
Vendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rf8c1a787b6951d3dacb9ec58f0bf1633790c91f54ff10c6f8ff9d8ed%40%3Cuser.accumulo.apache.org%3E
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/12/29/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory