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CVE-2017-7669

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7669 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apache Hadoop versions 2.8.0, 3.0.0-alpha1, and 3.0.0-alpha2. It allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root due to insufficient input validation in the LinuxContainerExecutor when the Docker feature is enabled. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires a low-privileged user and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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.hadoop:hadoop-commonFixed in: 2.8.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonFixed in: 3.0.0-alpha3

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-h24p-qwf4-84q8high

Apache Hadoop's LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation

May 17, 2022

References

mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/hadoop-user/201706.mbox/%3C4A2FDA56-491B-4C2A-915F-C9D4A4BDB92A%40apache.org%3E
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98795
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry