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CVE-2015-1776

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1776 describes a vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 2.6.x where the Intermediate data encryption feature stores encrypted MapReduce job data and its encryption key in a credentials file on disk. This allows local attackers to access sensitive information by reading this file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules available, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonFixed in: 2.6.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-g48f-ff5h-5f64medium

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Hadoop

May 17, 2022

References

mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
securityfocus.com / bid/83259