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CVE-2021-40331

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-40331 describes an Incorrect Permission Assignment vulnerability in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin, affecting versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.0. This allows any user with SELECT privileges on a database to alter table ownership in Hive. Rated 8.1 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), it presents a low-complexity network attack with high impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:hive:*:*

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:H/I:H/A:N

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0092 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.ranger:ranger-hive-pluginFixed in: 2.4.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-vjr2-wpfh-5r9phigh

Apache Ranger Hive Plugin missing permissions check

May 5, 2023

References

lists.apache.org / thread/s68yls6cnkdmzn1k4hqt50vs6wjvt2rn
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory